H.264 video codec not working in WMP 11

[guido23]

I am trying to play an AVI that requires the H.264 video codec but I have had little success so far. Following are the steps I have taken and my current status:

1. I tried to play the file in WMP 11. The audio worked fine but it said there was an error acquiring the video codec.
2. I used afreeCodecVT to identify H.264 as the video codec I needed.
3. I downloaded an H.264 video codec from afreeCodec.com.
4. I ran the H.264 video codec installer.
5. I tried to play the file in WMP 11 with the same result: no video.
6. I rebooted.
7. I tried to play the file in WMP 11 with the same result: no video.
8. I generated my WMP 11 tech support file, which seems to list no file to handle H.264 content:

<TABLE><TBODY><TR><TH align=left>Type</TH><TH align=left>Name</TH><TH align=left>Format</TH><TH align=left>Binary</TH><TH align=middle>Version</TH></TR><TR><TD align=left>ICM</TD><TD align=left>Cinepak Codec by Radius</TD><TD align=left>cvid</TD><TD align=left>iccvid.dll</TD><TD align=right>1.10.0.12</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left>ICM</TD><TD align=left>Intel 4:2:0 Video V2.50</TD><TD align=left>I420</TD><TD align=left>msh263.drv</TD><TD align=right>5.1.2600.2180</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left>ICM</TD><TD align=left>Intel Indeo(R) Video R3.2</TD><TD align=left>IV32</TD><TD align=left>ir32_32.dll</TD><TD align=right>3.24.15.3</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left>ICM</TD><TD align=left>Intel IYUV codec</TD><TD align=left>IYUV</TD><TD align=left>iyuv_32.dll</TD><TD align=right>5.1.2600.2180</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left>ICM</TD><TD align=left>Microsoft RLE</TD><TD align=left>MRLE</TD><TD align=left>msrle32.dll</TD><TD align=right>5.1.2600.2180</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left>ICM</TD><TD align=left>Microsoft Video 1</TD><TD align=left>MSVC</TD><TD align=left>msvidc32.dll</TD><TD align=right>5.1.2600.0</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left>ICM</TD><TD align=left>Microsoft YUV</TD><TD align=left>UYVY</TD><TD align=left>msyuv.dll</TD><TD align=right>5.3.2600.2180</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left>ICM</TD><TD align=left>Toshiba YUV Codec</TD><TD align=left>Y411</TD><TD align=left>tsbyuv.dll</TD><TD align=right>5.1.2600.0</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left>ICM</TD><TD align=left>Microsoft YUV</TD><TD align=left>UYVY</TD><TD align=left>msyuv.dll</TD><TD align=right>5.3.2600.2180</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left>ICM</TD><TD align=left>Microsoft H.263 Video Codec</TD><TD align=left>M263</TD><TD align=left>msh263.drv</TD><TD align=right>5.1.2600.2180</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left>ICM</TD><TD align=left>Microsoft H.261 Video Codec</TD><TD align=left>M261</TD><TD align=left>msh261.drv</TD><TD align=right>5.1.2600.2180</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left>ICM</TD><TD align=left>DivX Codec 4.12</TD><TD align=left>DIVX</TD><TD align=left>DivX412.dll</TD><TD align=right>1.0.0.1</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left>ICM</TD><TD align=left>XviD MPEG-4 Codec</TD><TD align=left>XVID</TD><TD align=left></TD><TD align=right></TD></TR><TR><TD align=left>ICM</TD><TD align=left>VP31® Compressor</TD><TD align=left>VP31</TD><TD align=left>vp31vfw.dll</TD><TD align=right>3.2.5.0</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left>ICM</TD><TD align=left>x264 - H264/AVC encoder</TD><TD align=left>X264</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

How can I get H.264 working in WMP 11?

Thanks!

[anonymez]

Welcome to the forum

Download & install ffdshow

[guido23]

Awesome

Welcome to the forum

Download & install ffdshow

Worked like a champ--thank you very much for the help!

Bryan