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DemonArchangel
02-28-2009, 07:25
.flac files not working in Windows Media Player...

ARGH!!!! I have the limited edition of Lamb of God's Wrath, but I can't play it because WMP doesn't support .flac files. I downloaded the codecs for .ogg and .flac files, and .ogg plays fine, but .flac won't play at all.

What's wrong?

Whacker
02-28-2009, 12:28
It didn't get installed right, or you installed the wrong thing.

On this page (http://flac.sourceforge.net/download.html), try installing this (http://downloads.sourceforge.net/flac/flac-1.2.1b.exe) if you are using XP. If you are using Vista you may need to do this (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=52353). Reboot after installing.



Alternatively you could just install something like the K-lite Codec pack (http://www.codecguide.com/download_kl.htm), which installs a snootload of things and includes Media Player Classic, which IMO is far better than WMP.

Disclaimer - Be warned that there is a chance it could hose up your machine in terms of what it installs, some games don't play well with it (like FF7, and some older games).

DemonArchangel
03-01-2009, 17:46
Aagh! Not playing .flac files in Media Player Classic either. What's happening? I installed all the codecs.

Whacker
03-01-2009, 23:19
On a lark, have you tried playing some known good FLAC files? I mean as in 100% you know for an absolute fact they are good files. You might have some corrupted data.