Mediamatics Mpeg2 Codec

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Does anybody know how I could remove this codec from my Windows XP installation ? I think that some program installed it and set it as the default mpeg1/2 codec, so now even the Windows Media Player is using this codec when playing an mpeg2 file, which is horrible because it's *slow* and it doesn't retain the correct aspect ratio of the picture. Besides that, all the color/contrast controls in Windows Media Player are disabled when using this codec, so there're enough reasons to go back to the standard WinXP codec The question is: how do I get rid of the Mediamatics codec? I tried to locate the responsible DLLs into c:\windows\system32 but no luck
Please help me if you know how to revert things back to normal...
Thanks.
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P.S: Mediamatics developes a DVD player called "DVD Express" but according to their site they don't offer customer support because they only sell their products to OEMs.

[Shiromagius]

Have you checked your Add/Remove Program section in your control panel. I had a similiar problem when I installed some unnecessary codecs from a big codec package. Look to see if you have any codecs installed in there or any codec package.

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Yes i tried to uninstall everything that could someway be related to that codec, including the Nimo Codec Pack, but the DVD Express codec is still there... it's a nightmare! I really don't understand why Microsoft didn't include an option in Media Player to restore the default audio/video codecs!
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[Jupiter2k]

tried using DLL show
its a shareware program
it might help

I am lucky I took a snapshot of my system folders..
before installing new codecs..
nimo pack is one of the worst.. it cannibalised all your codes..



Last edited by Jupiter2k at Jul 29 2002, 10:35 AM