Windows XP Video Decoder Checkup Utility

[DisabledTrucker]

Windows XP Video Decoder Checkup Utility

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.

Note: 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.

This utility:

• 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.

System Requirements

• Supported Operating Systems: Windows XP

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[Bâshrat the Sneaky]

Hmmm might be handy to someone, but won't be a success story I think...

[DisabledTrucker]

I didn't really expect it to be a success, but thought if someone wanted to know if they had a DVD player installed on their system correctly or not, this should be able to tell them. I personally don't use it, but there may be some who might need this sort of thing. It can even be used in a program maybe to detect the presence of a dvd player so to know if to download a file or not? Not really sure what it's good for myself, just thought if anyone were to need this sort of thing there is the link for it.