"Test Man" <testman@test.org> wrote in message
news:uKCr0uzzFHA.1968@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> "I can't rely
> on him having any additional codecs"
>
> Maybe there's a reason? Maybe the person who is receiving it doesn't want
> any more codecs on his machine for some reason? This is immaterial
> because he asked "What codecs can I use that can definitely be read in all
> Win XP versions of WMP? Can I give him a VCD?" so therefore, answering his
> question with an answer about the codecs that will definitely work on all
> versions is CLEARLY the correct answer to his question.
>
> Moron.
>
> "David Candy" <.> wrote in message
> news:u4kzVKzzFHA.1252@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> If you can send the file you can send the codecs with it moron.
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> "Test Man" <testman@test.org> wrote in message
> news:u0KDp3yzFHA.820@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Try Uncompressed AVI, filesize will be large but at least he'll be able
>> to
>> read it whatever media player he has.
>>
>> Don't bother with David Candy's URL, he obviously didn't read your
>> question
>> properly.
>>
>>
>> "Sine Nomine" <invalid@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:diiqr5$8nt$1@jura.cc.ic.ac.uk...
>>>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?
>>
>>
>
WMA or MPEG 1 will work MPEG 2 codec is a commercial one so if they dont
have it they would need to buy it.