Player can not play files. Is it buggy or missing codecs?

[wdc]

[dr-flay]

Check which media filters Windows is using, and if the 64 bit CoDecs are listed
http://www.codecguide.com/windows7_pref ... weaker.htm

personally I install the standalone filters from the MPC-BE or MPC-HC projects.
They seem to play everything needed.

[wdc]

[dr-flay]

As long as the 64bit Direct Show CoDecs show in the tweaker tool, 64bit Shareaza should be able to see/use them.
So maybe the K-lite pack need to be configured.
The tool has some ability to scan for errors and try to fix problems it finds. Perhaps try that.


When you have multiple CoDecs that can handle the same thing, often the most recently installed will take over.
The tweaker allows you to set the preferred codec, or use "Merit" to let Windows decide based on hard coded priorities.

Heh, looking at the tweaker site I see the tool is a standalone of some of the abilities in the K-Lite configuration.

Forget the standalone MPC Codecs if you are not geeky. They need to be registered manually as there is no installer.
They are exactly the same as you see in MPC with all the same config options, so handy if you like MPC (they are also quite small).

In your case I might suggest the FFDSHOW Codecs for an alternative to try.
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/ffdshow.htm

[wdc]

In that Tweaker tool i have not found any kind of "scan", mp3 shows Microsoft or LAV codec in that Tweaker tool. Microsoft was selected, when i select LAV and click Apply, the mp3 file in player still does not play (error mentioned in my first post, i have not restarted Shareaza)
i play mp3 in MPC-HC 64b without problem.

> might suggest the FFDSHOW Codecs for an alternative to try.
I just installed these and during install made sure mp3 is used by ffdshow. After install it shown some configuration and next to mp3 is shown codec: libavcodec . Other option is: libmad
None of these make shareaza play the mp3