Windows XP DVD Decoder Checkup

By | November 10th, 2004 comments icon (0) Comments


Microsoft has released a tool to check whether your MPEG-2 decoder(s) are up to date and compatible with the new Windows Media 10. The tool also lets you select a preferred decoder that will be used when synchronizing video to a portable device.

The idea here is that decoders rev relatively frequently, and the Windows Media 10 platform adds some new features (including sync to mobile) that older decoders won’t support. The tool is free, although they make you do the cheesy “validation” that essentially consists of clicking “do not validate.”





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