H.264 HD Codec?

[W[_2_]]

What versions of Windows support a high definition H.264 CODEC out of the
box? To get that support under Windows XP what do I need to install?

I need to convert a Canon HF10 HD video in AVCHD format into a WMV file that
would play without further software on Windows XP and later versions of
Windows. What application would best help to make that conversion a
single step process?

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W

[Andrew E.]

Try this link for AVCHD.
http://search.microsoft.com/results.aspx?mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&q=AVCHD+format

"W" wrote:

> What versions of Windows support a high definition H.264 CODEC out of the
> box? To get that support under Windows XP what do I need to install?
>
> I need to convert a Canon HF10 HD video in AVCHD format into a WMV file that
> would play without further software on Windows XP and later versions of
> Windows. What application would best help to make that conversion a
> single step process?
>
> --
> W
>
>
> .
>