The Windows XP Video Decoder Checkup Utility helps you determine
if an MPEG-2 video decoder (also called a DVD decoder) is installed on
your Windows XP computer and whether or not the decoder is compatible
with Windows Media Player 10 and Windows XP Media Center Edition.
An MPEG-2 decoder is software that allows you to play DVDs and files
that contain video content that was encoded in the MPEG-2 format (such
as DVR-MS files, MPG files, and some AVI files).
If you encounter a problem while using Windows Media Player 10 to
synchronize (copy) recorded TV shows to a Portable Media Center or
other device, use this utility to verify that you have a compatible
MPEG-2 decoder installed on your computer.
This utility only indicates whether an MPEG-2 decoder is
compatible with the synchronization feature of Windows Media Player 10
or whether an MPEG-2 decoder is compatible with the recorded TV
playback feature of Windows XP Media Center Edition.
Features:
- Lists all the MPEG-2 video decoders that appear in your Windows
registry (a database that contains information about the hardware and
software installed in your computer). - Indicates whether each decoder listed in the registry is marked as
compatible with Windows XP Media Center Edition and whether any decoder
listed in the registry is marked as the preferred video decoder.
- Indicates whether each decoder listed in the registry is marked as
compatible with the synchronization feature of Windows Media Player 10.
- Lets you designate which installed decoder that you want Windows
Media Player 10 to use when synchronizing DVR-MS files to a portable
device. This is known as the preferred video decoder.
- Lets you undo any changes the utility makes to your Windows registry.
This download is available to customers running Genuine Microsoft Windows only.
