DEFAULT MPEG CODEC CORRUPT!

[Alfred]

The default mpeg codec on my Windows XP SP 2 machine was randomly corrupted.
I could not pin-point the date. I tried several system restores. I tried
re-downloading the codec package. All other videos play fine. The mpegs
crash my machine, regardless of the player (except QT which uses it's own
mpeg codec). Please help! (Tech-school student here, so please do not dumb
it down)

[Chris Lanier [MVP]]

Reinstall DirectX.

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Chris Lanier - http://www.msmvps.com/chrisl/
Microsoft MVP - Digital Media
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"Alfred" > wrote in message
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> The default mpeg codec on my Windows XP SP 2 machine was randomly
> corrupted.
> I could not pin-point the date. I tried several system restores. I tried
> re-downloading the codec package. All other videos play fine. The mpegs
> crash my machine, regardless of the player (except QT which uses it's own
> mpeg codec). Please help! (Tech-school student here, so please do not
> dumb
> it down)

[Alfred]

There's no reinstall option. The installer just sees that it's already
install on my computer and stops. Any way to uninstall DirectX so I can
reinstall it?

"Chris Lanier [MVP]" wrote:

> Reinstall DirectX.
>
> --
> Chris Lanier - http://www.msmvps.com/chrisl/
> Microsoft MVP - Digital Media
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> "Alfred" > wrote in message
> ...
> > The default mpeg codec on my Windows XP SP 2 machine was randomly
> > corrupted.
> > I could not pin-point the date. I tried several system restores. I tried
> > re-downloading the codec package. All other videos play fine. The mpegs
> > crash my machine, regardless of the player (except QT which uses it's own
> > mpeg codec). Please help! (Tech-school student here, so please do not
> > dumb
> > it down)
>
>
>