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Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center support for .ogg, .oga, .ogv, .spx, and .flac files

Written by Anthony Hildoer

Saturday, 14 February 2009 09:28

Do you want to be able to play .ogg, .oga, .ogv, .spx, and .flac files on Windows using Windows Media Player or Media Center? The solution is simple: http://www.xiph.org/dshow/.

Once at xiph.org, simply click the win32 link for 32-bit windows and the x64 link fo 64-bit windows. When this tutorial was written, the 32-bit download file was oggcodecs_0.81.15562-win32.exe and the 64-bit file was oggcodecs_0.81.15562-x64.exe.

Double click the downloaded file, to install. You can simply select all the default options. Once the installation is complete, you can play .ogg, .oga, .ogv, .spx, and .flac files. Simply right click on them and choose play, or had them to the Media Library through Media Player or Media Center.

If you have any questions, leave a comment below and I will get back to you ASAP.

Thanks,

Anthony

Last Updated on Monday, 16 February 2009 09:12

Comments (11)

This works perfect!

I installed the 64 bit version for mine, since I'm running Vista Home Premium 64bit, but WMP will still not play the FLAC files. I emptied my library once it was installed, then I dragged a FLAC file into WMP, and it said it was an unsupported codec. Please help. Thanks

I installed the pack because vista codecs (x64) also worked on windows 7 MCE before, and there is no real 64 bit support for OGV to be found in the regular codec packs yet. Before I was able to play it in WMP (x64) and not in media center. Now that is still the same, with only one difference... opening my OGV video now takes 50 or 60 seconds. ?!? It is not an option to deinstall the other codec pack (K-lite) is it? Is there a way to make MCE see the OGV container?

I have not tried this on Windows 7. Vista 64-bit was the latest stable OS available when I tested. When I get a chance I will try and test this on Windows 7.

Until then, you may have to look for the individual applications installed by the pack. The pack runs some other install packs autonomously in the background.

I would browse 'Programs and Features' in the control panel looking for installs that could be a codec. A Google search on the name of the installation should resolve any question as to what the application is and does.

Thanks man, works great

It worked great from me on Windows XP.

In both the Media Player with Win 7 and with media player classic (6.4). Installed both 32 and 64 bit. Files still will not play.

My laptop operating system is Windows 2000; WMP version 9.0.

My key question is: Will your .exe file work for WMA 9.0 and with this OS?

I recently received a FLAC file from a friend, which I found did not work in WMP 9.0 (and I am beginning to get the impression that it will not work in WMP 11.0, which I have on my desktop, though I have yet to try it).

I can play FLAC files in VLC Portable and in Audacity and I was able to use the latter to create an MP3 copy of the FLAC file that would play in WMA. It would, however, be more convenient if I could play FLAC files in WMA from which I play all my music. Will your program allow this on my system?

It worked perfectly. Many thanks !

Thanks, I have installed the program but it will not work in Fallout 3 installed in Vista Home 64. What to do? Best regards Olle H

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