ac3 codec by dolby is missing

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i tried to play an .avi file, but it said a codec was missing. gspot said
it's "ac3 (0x2000) Dolby Laboratories, Inc", and is meant for the audio. i
saw it was asked twice already, and that the suggested solution was
downloading an ac3 filter. i downloaded and installed it, but it dosen't seem
to do anything- the same problem remains, and the only ac3 executable i found
is a configuration program that i don't understand. what should i do?

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thanks, but i installed all three, and wmp still says a codec is missing and
dosen't play the file...

"Rehan" wrote:

> It would be easier to understand your situation if you have given the name
> of the codec you downloaded and installed
>
> ffdshow http://ffdshow.sourceforge.net/
> ac3filter http://ac3filter.sourceforge.net/
> AC3 Decompressor
> http://www.free-codecs.com/downloa [...] ressor.htm
>
> Any of these should solve your problem
> --
> Rehan
> www.rehanfx.org - get transitions and effects for Windows MovieMaker
>
>
>
> "Ya'ir" <Ya'ir@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B33A5047-AFAC-42D0-964C-C0A606208FF5@microsoft.com...
> >i tried to play an .avi file, but it said a codec was missing. gspot said
> > it's "ac3 (0x2000) Dolby Laboratories, Inc", and is meant for the audio. i
> > saw it was asked twice already, and that the suggested solution was
> > downloading an ac3 filter. i downloaded and installed it, but it dosen't
> > seem
> > to do anything- the same problem remains, and the only ac3 executable i
> > found
> > is a configuration program that i don't understand. what should i do?
>
>
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