Windows Media Codecs not fully installed.

I have an issue in my district with Media Player 10 and certain videos
that use the Media Player 9 Codecs.

Here's the situation.

On a Windows XP SP1 or below machine, I install Media Player 10, I
install the Codec pack from MSFT's website. I open the video I download
from www.unitedstreaming.com (educational video website) and the user
is prompted to download and install a Media Player 9 Codec. I have
isolated the files and it is mp43dmod.dll version 9.0.0.3250 the file
reads as Windows Media MPEG-4 Video Decoder. This file is not included
in the wm9 codec download and must be downloaded at runtime by the
user.

My issue is that all of my users are logging into the workstations on a
domain as USER objects and cannot install the codecs because they are
not administrators. Making them administrators is NOT an option.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Mike

I believe that's correct- that particular file would I believe fall through
the cracks in that exact configuration. The easiest way, and probably the
best way, to pick up this file is via upgrading to SP2.

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(speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
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>
> I have an issue in my district with Media Player 10 and certain videos
> that use the Media Player 9 Codecs.
>
> Here's the situation.
>
> On a Windows XP SP1 or below machine, I install Media Player 10, I
> install the Codec pack from MSFT's website. I open the video I download
> from www.unitedstreaming.com (educational video website) and the user
> is prompted to download and install a Media Player 9 Codec. I have
> isolated the files and it is mp43dmod.dll version 9.0.0.3250 the file
> reads as Windows Media MPEG-4 Video Decoder. This file is not included
> in the wm9 codec download and must be downloaded at runtime by the
> user.
>
> My issue is that all of my users are logging into the workstations on a
> domain as USER objects and cannot install the codecs because they are
> not administrators. Making them administrators is NOT an option.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>