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Q276423: How to Reinstall Audio and Video Codecs in Windows 2000

Article: Q276423
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbsetup kbimu
Last Modified: 11-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Bookshelf 2000 
- Microsoft Encarta Africana, Third Edition 
- Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe 2001 for Windows 
- Microsoft Encarta Interactive World Atlas 2001 
- Microsoft Encarta Reference Suite 2001 
- Microsoft Encarta World English Dictionary 2001 
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SUMMARY
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This article describes how to uninstall and reinstall audio and video codecs in
Microsoft Windows 2000.

When you install Windows 2000, audio and video codecs are not installed by
default. To reinstall the codecs, you must first remove any codecs that are
installed on the computer, and then reinstall Windows Media Player.

NOTE: You must also reinstall any programs that install their own codecs.

MORE INFORMATION
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To uninstall specific audio and video codecs, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click "Sounds and Multimedia".

3. Click the Hardware tab.

4. To uninstall an audio codec, double-click Audio Codecs, click the Properties
  tab, click the codec that you want to uninstall, and then click Remove.

5. To uninstall a video codec, double-click Video Codecs, click the Properties
  tab, click the codec that you want to uninstall, and then click Remove.

REFERENCES
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For additional information about how to reinstall audio codecs or media control
devices in Windows 2000, click the article number below to view the article in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q254354 Reinstalling Audio Codecs or Media Control Devices in Windows 2000

Reinstalling Windows Media Player does not reinstall all the Codecs.

Additional query words: multi multi-media media mm installs remove compression win2k

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Keywords          : kbenv kbsetup kbimu 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbHomeMMsearch kbEncartaSearch kbBookshelfSearch kbEncartaEncycSearch kbBookShelf2000 kbEncartaAfricana300 kbEncartaReference2001 kbEncartaWorldAtlas2001 kbEncartaWorldEngDict2001
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Issue type        : kbhowto

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