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Thread Author: BobbyG Replies: 5
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New Tue 19 Mar 13 22:09 
 Video file extensions - BobbyG
Trying to copy videos for my un-computer literate friend (even worse than me).

She has a Windows Vista laptop and it will be pretty much as it came with no added software.
Will it play avi or mpeg4 or both files?
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New Tue 19 Mar 13 22:21 
 Video file extensions - Zero
Windows as standard (the media player) comes with a surprisingly short list of codecs (used to decode the media types)

I would advise downloading & installing the K-Lite codec pack, covers anything.
Last edited by: Zero on Tue 19 Mar 13 at 22:23
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New Tue 19 Mar 13 22:57 
 Video file extensions - FocalPoint
Or download the free VLC media player, from www.videolan.org, which will play pretty much any media file format.
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New Tue 19 Mar 13 23:07 
 Video file extensions - No FM2R
I would agree with Zero's recommended approach.

VLC is a great player but a) means you need to use different software and b) doesn't do a good job of indexing and organising files.
Last edited by: No FM2R on Tue 19 Mar 13 at 23:08
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New Tue 19 Mar 13 23:16 
 Video file extensions - BobbyG
OK cheers for that info
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New Thu 21 Mar 13 16:20 
 Video file extensions - TeeCee
Also have a look for the "Combined Community Codec Pack" (CCCP).
Windows' own Media player will play pretty much everything once that's installed.
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