Windows Media Codecs Download Package Version 8.0

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SUMMARY

The Windows Media Codecs download package includes the Windows Media audio and video 8 codecs. This package may be useful if you cannot download the codecs by using the Window Media Player Automatic Update feature.

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MORE INFORMATION

You can obtain the Window Media Player 8 codecs download package (Wmpcdcs8.exe) at the following Microsoft Web site:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/winmediatech40/Install/8.0/WIN98Me/EN-US/wmpcdcs8.exe (http://download.microsoft.com/download/winmediatech40/install/8.0/win98me/en-us/wmpcdcs8.exe)

The following list describes the files that are included in the Window Media Player 8 codecs download package:

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Codec File Name	Version	Codec	Interface
Mpg4c32.dll	Microsoft MPEG-4 versions 1, 2, 3	4.1.0.3920	Video Compression Manager (VCM)
Wmadmod.dll	Windows Media Audio versions 1, 2	7.1.0.3055	DirectX Media Object (DMO)
Wmvdmod.dll	Windows Media Video	7.1.0.3055	DMO
Wmsdmod.dll	Windows Media Screen version 7	7.1.0.3055	DMO
Wmv8dmod.dll	Windows Media Video version 8	8.0.0.371	DMO
Mpg4ds32.ax	Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Codec versions 1, 2, 3	7.1.0.3055	DirectShow
Msadds32.ax	Windows Media Audio version 1, 2	7.0.0.1954	DirectShow
Msscds32.ax	Windows Media Screen version 7	7.1.0.3055	DirectShow
Wmv8ds32.ax	Windows Media Video decompressor version 8	8.0.0.371	DirectShow
Wmvds32.ax	Windows Media Video decompressor version 7	7.1.0.3055	DirectShow
Msaud32.acm	Windows Media Audio Codec	7.0.0.1954	ACM

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Notes

DMO is interface for codecs in Windows Media Player 7, 7.1 and 8. VCM is an older interface that is used in older NetShow players and can also work in Windows Media Player 6.4. DirectShow is used for codecs in Windows Media Player 6.4.

These codecs are installed automatically as a part of Windows Media Player for Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Media Player 7.1. Microsoft recommends that users who are running Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me), or Microsoft Windows 2000 download Windows Media Player 7.1 to play back content that was created with the latest Windows Media audio and video codecs.

For network administrators in a Windows 2000 environment who want to deploy these codecs, the Enterprise Deployment Pack makes it easy to get all of the benefits of Windows Media Player 7.1 in a managed, cost-effective way.

The Windows Media Codecs download package installs Windows Media Video versions 7 and 8, Windows Media Audio (all versions), Windows Media Screen version 7, and other older codecs. It is designed to help network administrators to deploy these codecs in their network, and includes a graphical user interface that guides administrators through the installation process. For a silent installation, administrators can use the "/q:a" and "/r:n" parameters.

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