How to AutoDownload Codecs Not Installed by Media Player

ID: Q200482

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows Media Player versions 5.2, 6.0

SUMMARY

The Windows Media Player installs several codecs that are different than the NetShow Player 2.0 codecs. Although it is not recommended, you can autoinstall those older codecs.

MORE INFORMATION

Windows Media Player provides a codec AutoDownload mechanism for downloading codecs that are not installed by the Windows Media Player installation, but that are available with other downloads. The NetShow Tools install, for example, installs additional codecs not installed by the Windows Media Player.

The following HTML code can be used in an HTML file that contains an embedded Windows Media Player control to download older NetShow 2.0 codecs. You can also use this as a template to install custom third-party codecs. Although Microsoft provides these samples, it is not recommend to use NetShow 2.0 codecs with the Windows Media Player because many of the codecs that come with the Windows Media Player are updated versions of the codecs listed here.


<!--CODE TO GO GET ITERATED SYSTEMS CLEARVIDEO CODEC-->
   <iframe src =    "<LINK TYPE="GENERIC"
VALUE="http://www.microsoft.com/netshow/download/codecs/installclear.htm""
>http://www.microsoft.com/netshow/download/codecs/installclear.htm"</LINK>
name="CLEAR" width="1" height="1" frameborder=0 marginheight=0
marginwidth=0 scrolling=auto>
   <!-- IE users will get the codec automatically downloaded if they
need       it. Non IE 32bit users see this next bit -->
   If you do not have the Iterated Systems ClearVideo codec installed, you
can install the <a       href="<LINK TYPE="GENERIC"
VALUE="http://www.microsoft.com/netshow/download/player.htm">Full">http
://www.microsoft.com/netshow/download/player.htm">Full</LINK> NetShow
client install</a> in order to obtain it.
   </iframe>


<!--CODE TO GO GET DUCK TRUMOTION CODEC-->


<iframe src =       "<LINK TYPE="GENERIC"
VALUE="http://www.microsoft.com/netshow/download/codecs/installduck.htm"">
http://www.microsoft.com/netshow/download/codecs/installduck.htm"</LINK>
name="Duck" width="1" height="1" frameborder=0 marginheight=0
marginwidth=0 scrolling=auto>


<!-- IE users will get the codec automatically downloaded if they
need          it. Non IE 32bit users see this next bit -->
   If you do not have the Duck TruMotion video codec installed, you can
install the <a          href="<LINK TYPE="GENERIC"
VALUE="http://www.microsoft.com/netshow/download/player.htm">Full">http
://www.microsoft.com/netshow/download/player.htm">Full</LINK> NetShow
client install</a> in order to obtain it.
   </iframe>


<!--CODE TO GO GET VOXWARE METASOUND CODEC-->


<iframe src =          "<LINK TYPE="GENERIC"
VALUE="http://www.microsoft.com/netshow/download/codecs/installmetasnd.htm
"">http://www.microsoft.com/netshow/download/codecs/installmetasnd.htm"</L
INK>       name="MetaSound" width="1" height="1" frameborder=0
marginheight=0       marginwidth=0 scrolling=auto>


<!-- IE users will get the codec automatically downloaded if they
need       it. Non IE 32bit users see this next bit -->
   If you do not have the Voxware MetaSound audio codec installed, you can
install the <a       href="<LINK TYPE="GENERIC"
VALUE="http://www.microsoft.com/netshow/download/player.htm">Full">http
://www.microsoft.com/netshow/download/player.htm">Full</LINK> NetShow
client install</a> in order to obtain it.
   </iframe>


<!--CODE TO GO GET VOXWARE METAVOICE CODEC-->


<iframe src =       "<LINK TYPE="GENERIC"
VALUE="http://www.microsoft.com/netshow/download/codecs/installmetavoice.h
tm"">http://www.microsoft.com/netshow/download/codecs/installmetavoice.htm
"</LINK>       name="MetaVoice" width="1" height="1" frameborder=0
marginheight=0       marginwidth=0 scrolling=auto>


<!-- IE users will get the codec automatically downloaded if they
need       it. Non IE 32bit users see this next bit -->
   If you do not have the Voxware MetaVoice audio codec installed, you can
install the <a       href="<LINK TYPE="GENERIC"
VALUE="http://www.microsoft.com/netshow/download/player.htm">Full">http
://www.microsoft.com/netshow/download/player.htm">Full</LINK> NetShow
client install</a> in order to obtain it.
   </iframe>


<!--CODE TO GO GET VDONET VDOWAVE CODEC-->


<iframe src =       "<LINK TYPE="GENERIC"
VALUE="http://www.microsoft.com/netshow/download/codecs/installvdo.htm"">h
ttp://www.microsoft.com/netshow/download/codecs/installvdo.htm"</LINK>
name="VDO" width="1" height="1" frameborder=0 marginheight=0
marginwidth=0 scrolling=auto>


<!-- IE users will get the codec automatically downloaded if they
need       it. Non IE 32bit users see this next bit -->
   If you do not have the VDO codec installed, you can install the <a
href="<LINK TYPE="GENERIC"
VALUE="http://www.microsoft.com/netshow/download/player.htm">Full">http
://www.microsoft.com/netshow/download/player.htm">Full</LINK> NetShow
client install</a> in order to obtain it.
   </iframe>

For more information on the codecs that are installed by the Windows Media Player, see the following Web site:

http://ww w.microsoft.com/ntserver/netshow/codecsship.htm

For general information on the use of codecs, see:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/imedia/windowsmedia/crcontent /codecs.asp

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Version           : WINDOWS:5.2,6.0
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: July 28, 1999