Very strange codec probems...

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"Eross" <ericsross@gmail.com> wrote in message news:6c28b8da.0409231443.32c3462f@posting.google.com...
> Hey there,
> I just built a brand new computer, and installed the K-Lite codec pack
> to use for media use, but every time I open anything, including DVDs
> with PowerDVD 5.0 or Windows Media Player 10, the colors are all
> skewed. It seems they are inverted, and all the people look like blue
> smurfs. HOWEVER, the fun twist is that if I open media with Windows
> Media Player Classic that came with the codec pack, it works
> perfectly! Any clue why or any idea what to do about that? I have
> tried numerous codec packs (including Tsunami and Nimo) but nothing
> will do it! Bizarre!
> Thanks!

So by this time your system is a hopeless jumble of
half-assed, poorly written, incompatible codecs.

FORMAT C: then reinstall Windows. Then pick ONE
dvd player with ONE mpeg2 codec and install it.

Rick