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How to install a dvd decoder

Installed on the computer, the operating system requires installation of a specific set of additional programs that will allow you to perform certain operations that you need. Office application, email program, file Manager and so on. For DVD playback, respectively, the necessary DVDdecoder. Is a utility that allows you to play DVD files using any player, including Windows Media Player.

You will need

The computer software package K-Lite Codec Pack, basic skills for working with computer

Instruction

To install a DVDdecoder, download codec package K-Lite Codec Pack from the developer. Install it on your computer, run the downloaded file. The installation procedure is very simple and is done in automatic mode. The user is given the opportunity to choose which elements of the package of codecs to be installed.

At some point during the installation a window will appear where you will see a list of these items, and if you want to install only some of them, just uncheck the boxes for the others. Thus, of the entire package, you can select only DVDdecoder, however, this is not recommended because you may not know which format will have the following your download of the video.

Useful advice

Earlier DVD decoders were available as separate programs or even executed as a separate card in the computer, which performs hardware decoding of Mpeg2 files and reduces the load on CPU during this operation. Now, when processor power is more than enough for a much more complex task and there are many other types of video files, a DVD decoder is often part of the so-called "codec pack". One of the most successful packages is deservedly considered the K-Lite Codec Pack.