how to reinstall audio codecs in xp?

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How to Download Codecs Automatically in Windows Media Player for Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;291818

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In news:303c2bb8.0411301151.79c72205@posting.google.com,
David Kelling <davidwkelling@yahoo.com> hunted and pecked:
> i uninstalled all but one of the audio codecs in windows xp (is why
> really important?) as there was one it would not let me uninstall.
>
> i cannot figure out how to reinstall them.
>
> one posting said: control panel, add hardware, select "yes i've
> already connected the hardware", and select audio codecs. however,
> when i do this, it says "device is working fine" and only gives option
> to start troubleshooter which is unfruitful.
>
> i have downloaded and installed the available codec packs from
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/w [...] nload.aspx
> but only one new codec shows up in the codecs window (sound and audio,
> hardware, audio codecs, properties, properties) while there were about
> 8 or so to begin with.
>
> (the reason i want to reinstall is to get a video to play in
> wmplayer2.exe v6.4 with the voxware codec. it will play in
> wmplayer2.exe v10 but i need it to play in 6.4. i get "operation
> failed due to certification failure error=80040295" for which i can
> only find, in essence: "you're screwed". i'm hoping that reinstalling
> the old codecs will fix the problem as it did work before.)
>
> there are other reasons i'd like to reinstall the base set of audio
> codecs as well.
>
> thanks for any help.