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    No video in Media Direct

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by gunned, Mar 9, 2008.

  1. gunned

    gunned Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi all, when I start Media Direct on it's own without Vista running I can select the vids etc but when it plays I get audio only. I have all the codecs and when Vista is atarted it works fine and the videos will play in Media Center and Media Player etc..any ideas.
     
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  2. kuncheesh

    kuncheesh Notebook Evangelist

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    this is due to the lack of codecs.the codecs can only be installed for the OS (i.e vista ) and cannot be done for media direct. so they are not effective in media direct bootup outside vista.

    i highly recommend u to remove media direct which is a highly useless stuff and takes 2gb hdd space
     
    kuncheesh, Mar 9, 2008
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    Harper2.0 Back from the dead?

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    its only useful for dvds
     
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  4. kuncheesh

    kuncheesh Notebook Evangelist

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    well the dell guys say that if u remove media direct and press the key it will corrupt your windows. i have myself tried this maybe a 100 times for testing and havent yet noted even a minor glitch. the system boots up into windows when u press it if u dont have MD installed. and what is the need of pressing MD button if u know its not installed ???
     
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  5. gunned

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    I have heard that if someone accidently pushes it....I have also heard of peeps mapping the key to another function....thanks...
     
    gunned, Mar 10, 2008
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