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WMP recordings viewable on other computers??

Jun 11, 2005 5:59AM PDT

We have one computer with Windows Media Center and we recorded several TV shows with it. That computer is networked to another that runs Windows XP but does not have WMC. I have tried to view the TV shows with Windows Media Player vers. 10 and with WinDVD4. It can play the sample video that came with the Windows Media Center, but not our recorded shows. It says it is missing CODEC C00D10D1.

After looking at other posts, I tried looking for the needed codec at DiVX (but although I downloaded and installed the player, I don't know if I automatically got all the codecs) and with the ACE mega pack (which I haven't installed because there were too many choices of things to install and I had no idea which ones I needed).

So, do I need more instruction on how to install codecs, or is it something worse like not being able to view recordings on anything other than the media center? I thank you for any help!!

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Time to find an alternative.
Jun 11, 2005 6:10AM PDT

Such is burned into WMP to stem piracy. I am not going to discuss if this is piracy or not.

An in Europe a WMP free version of XP will some be offered. Time to create your content witout such oddities and restrictions.

Bob

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shouldn't be piracy
Jun 11, 2005 7:02AM PDT

I wouldn't think this would be piracy of any kind- simply using the computer as a TV tuner to record a TV show and then trying to watch it on a different computer in the same house. So you are saying that they put some "anti-piracy" code into the WMS so when we record things we can't duplicate them? Does that mean I cannot do as I am asking- only view it within the network without copying, burning it to DVD, etc.?

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Exactly.
Jun 11, 2005 7:29AM PDT

But it's coded in there to stop such sharing. There are many other solutions out there, so start looking. I tried SnapStream for awhile and it's better now.

Bob

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files were saved computer crashed now what?
Mar 23, 2012 6:50AM PDT

Ok, TV shows/movies from one computer that died will not play on new computer. Is there a work around?
If not - folks, no sense in backing up files, if they won't play somewhere else no reason to waste memory right?

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7 years later.
Mar 25, 2012 2:55AM PDT

I can add one idea.

Try VLC PLAYER.