microsoft codec package redistribution

[phugger]

Anybody know if I'm allowed to freely redistribute the Microsoft Windows Media Codecs Download Package Version 8.0 on cd?

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/format/codecdownload.asp

I know you need a lisence to redistribute their Mediaplayer, but I haven't found anything about doing this.

I have some free video demos I have created for my clients.

[phugger]

Since I'm on the topic of the microsoft codecs, does anybody know where the codecs are installed to?

I wanna write something that will detect if a client actually needs to install the codec or not.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

[Doom9]

Using registry keys may be the best option here.. take a system without the codecs installed, run a tool that catches registry changes, install the codec and you know what you're looking for. The codec itself gets installed to c:\windows\system32

[phugger]

What utility is able catch registry changes?

[-h]

I believe you want "regmon" - it's available at www.sysinternals.com along with many other extremely useful utilities.

-h

[auenf]

Originally posted by phugger
Anybody know if I'm allowed to freely redistribute the Microsoft Windows Media Codecs Download Package Version 8.0 on cd?

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/format/codecdownload.asp

I know you need a lisence to redistribute their Mediaplayer, but I haven't found anything about doing this.

I have some free video demos I have created for my clients.

i meant to reply to this before, but im pretty sure the wmf installer is freely redistributable with the media, should say it in the EULA when you try to install it anyway.

in the MSDN library somewhere are the commandline options to make the redist do a silent install.

Enf...

[shadowrunner]

Me and some friends got WMV9 and installed it... but we cant use it
:(
Want even work for videocapture.