It's something I've honestly never looked into. The Video Decoder Check-Up
utility I believe does this for MPEG-2, but I don't think any MS tool does
this for MPEG-1. Stuff like Sherlock Codec Detective and etc should allow
for this kind of thing, I'd think. It's sometimes interesting, but most MS
people don't typically have really dirty systems and so people don't think
immensely about ensuring handling for codec contention.

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"Sean" <Sean@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:97A23B48-254B-4C85-9B79-2349ED0C6704@microsoft.com...
> Don't suppose you are anyone else would know how to prioritize WMP's MPEG
> decoder, would you?
>
> "zachd [ms]" wrote:
>
>>
>> See, that's awesome information. You supply good information, you get
>> good
>> information back.
>>
>> Roxio is installing an MPEG decoder that is stomping on top of WMP's MPEG
>> decoder. You would need to know how to not install that, or how to tell
>> it
>> not to stomp on WMP's decoder. Roxio's support should know more about
>> how
>> their decoder works, so you'd probably want to check there.
>>
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>> "Sean" <Sean@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:805B4BF1-9E4E-49E8-8AB0-3430F92EB8E9@microsoft.com...
>> > WMVs seem to stream normally. But MPGs take longer to load and - when
>> > they
>> > eventually do - its just the audio that plays. The video stays frozen
>> > on
>> > the
>> > first frame. Its the weirdest thing. The cursor thing at the bottom
>> > doesn't
>> > move along with the clip either. ANY ideas? This is so frusterating.
>> >
>> > "zachd [ms]" wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Sounds like they're installing some video filter... ?
>> >> What file types are affected?
>> >> Does tweaking video display settings help?
>> >> http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#vdriver
>> >>
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>> >> "Sean" <Sean@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:75638F45-28C8-4CD5-9DBD-582E12152B29@microsoft.com...
>> >> > I've tried to contact Roxio for help. No luck.
>> >> >
>> >> > I recently purchased Easy Media Creator 8. After installing it, I
>> >> > can
>> >> > no
>> >> > longer view streaming video using WMP (regardless of the website).
>> >> > The
>> >> > audio
>> >> > can be heard, but the video is frozen on the first frame. I
>> >> > uninstall
>> >> > the
>> >> > software, WMP streaming works fine. I reinstall Easy Media Creator,
>> >> > and
>> >> > the
>> >> > problem reappears. I have V.10.
>> >> >
>> >> > I have played with the connection speed settings in WMP without
>> >> > finding
>> >> > a
>> >> > solution. Your help would be much appreciated.
>> >> >
>> >> > Regards,
>> >> > Sean.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
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