Odd Microsoft Policy??
Following a re-install of XP Home on my lappy, I decided to try and keep it trim. I didn't install a lot of the multi-media OEM stuff that came with it, like Cyberlink PowerCinema which includes a heap of stuff I don't use, like Power DVD, Video Live Mail, Power Director and Media Show.
I really only wanted a player, and I thought Windows Media PLayer, being part of the XP installation by default, would suffice.
I tested the new installation with a music CD and because it worked, assumed all was OK. What I didn't test immediately after installation was a DVD movie.
Yesterday I wanted to play one and MP wouldn't co-operate. The long and the short of it is that MP worked only after I reluctantly installed Power DVD.
I assume that Power DVD provided required codecs.
Why the heck does MS flog a supposedly multimedia OS and accompanying Media PLayer that doesn't do a basic multi-media function out of the box, particularly when the blurb more than suggests that it will????
Or have I missed something?
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