I wouldn't plump for a vcd, as this relies on having third party software.
Use windows movie maker to save it to a dv-avi or a wmv file, depending on
the length of the movie. Then burn as a data file to the cd.

Graham

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"Sine Nomine" <invalid@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>I want to give a video file to someone who has Win XP, but I can't rely on
>him having any additional codecs, the latest version of WMP, etc.
>
> What codecs can I use that can definitely be read in all Win XP versions
> of WMP? Can I give him a VCD?