Windows XP SP1 no indeo

Games
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I don’t know if this has already been reported but…

Just a heads up for anybody trying to run older games under service pack 1 and beyond, Windows no longer ships with the indeo codecs required for some games and the game will unexpectedly quit or hang when you try and play these games. I found this out last night while trying to install Motocross Madness 2 for a friend’s kid.

You can pay $15 and buy the codec from.

http://www.ligos.com/indeo.htm

Or download the free microsoft XP hotfix:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;327979

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I’ve encountered a problem with Indeo on XP in regards to the Thief games. On installation, the cutscenes will run fine. If you start up a game later, they will no longer work. Reinstalling the Indeo codecs will fix it, but they’ll only work for a game or two before they have to be installed again. This happens even with the latest Indeo XP pack.

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Is Indeo like the DivX of video codecs? Does it expire after three plays or something?

Leave it to a chip maker to create a crappy video standard.

[EDIT: That’s the DVD standard DivX, not the video codec DivX. Hmmm…this metaphor didn’t turn out so well. Let me try again.]

Is Indeo like the France of video codecs? Does it retreat after three days or something?

Leave it to France to create a crappy standarde de video.

4

Remember, SpoofyChop, that the codec is named DivX ;) including the little winky face, so the difference between that and the anus-huffing DivX crapware spawned by/at Circuit City should be patently obvious. Besides which, noone besides PR folks ever said anything good about DivX whereas lots of people love the DivX ;). hehe.

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Remember when Circuit City was training its salesmen to claim that their proprietary DivX format had better video quality than DVD?

Ah, those were the days…