uninstalling all codec

[Rommyke]

Hello ,

How do I uninstall all my codecs ?

I mean xvid and divx

The problem is that probebly when I uses autogk that it uses an old type of xvid so my movie files get the wrong sizein the end

I installed autogk and the xvid codec with it but still got the problem

[Paulcat]

You should be able to find an uninstall option either through your start menu or the add/remove programs in the control panel if the codec was part of a package ( XviD and DivX have installers...)

If you cannot, the codec is likely to be in your c:\windows\system32 folder (the default location).

To remove a filter or codec installed here, you need to access the RUN option from the start menu, and enter a command like so:

regsvr32 u/ c:\windows\system32\codec.dll (or codec.ax)

This will remove the codec/filter from the system registry which makes it safe to delete. ALWAYS do this before upgrading a codec or filter if you are adding them manually!

To register a codec/filter, copy it into the above directory and register it like so:

regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\codec.dll

(if you copied the file into this directory, you can always enter regsvr32 codec.dll, as it is the default)

Alternately, if you can find the program "AVICodec" ( which can analyse video files and display all the codecs and filters on your system ) you can use it to disable codecs and filters to help resolve conflicts.

ON ANOTHER NOTE: Is there a simple way to determine if a codec/filter is of any use? I have three Intel Indeo codecs on my machine (three versions, 3.?, 4.? and 5.1), can I just remove the old versions and keep the latest one?

[Rommyke]

thx paulcat

I'm going to try