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Where can I get this Vista video codecs question answered?

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I've put the following in another forum seemingly not often used. Where can i post it here effectively or where might the good advice be?
"After 18 months using Ubuntu and then getting scammed trying ot buy a second Windows 7 license my laptop has its original Vista Home Premium back on it. This is from a recovery disc, it's a Toshiba Equium L40.
After the luxury of Windows 7 and Ubuntu I'm short of many codecs it seems. Media Player won't play some converted avi files (converted from my Flip camcorder's mp4 files) even though that's a Windows thing. also, when I look in the properties tabs of a video file a bitrate that should be in the 10,000 to 20,000 kbps area generally says a tenth of that, where the same file looked at in Windows 7 on my desktop pc (genuine license and original media bought at Comet in the UK) the bit rate is correct. I have installed the Vista service packs and all updates.
Can I resolve this easily enough? I think I remember trying a third party codec pack once before that didn't solve things, and I'm also wary of the surces of these things, regarding viruses etc.
Thanks."Tuesday, September 21, 2010 11:26 AM
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Hello
Thank you for your post! I would suggest posting your question in one of the
located here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-us/itprovistaapps/threads
Have a great day!
Sudarshan shindode Tier 2 Application Support Server and Tools Online Operations Team- Proposed as answer by sudarshans1 Tuesday, September 21, 2010 12:30 PM
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Friday, April 27, 2012 6:41 AM
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 12:30 PM -
Hello,
Thank you for your post! I would suggest creating a new thread for your question in the Install, Upgrade, and Activate located here: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-us/vistainstall/threads
Have a great day!
Thanks!
SachinW Tier 2 Application Support Server and Tools Online Operations Team- Proposed as answer by SachinW Tuesday, September 21, 2010 12:24 PM
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Friday, April 27, 2012 6:41 AM
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 12:24 PM
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Hello,
Thank you for your post! I would suggest creating a new thread for your question in the Install, Upgrade, and Activate located here: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-us/vistainstall/threads
Have a great day!
Thanks!
SachinW Tier 2 Application Support Server and Tools Online Operations Team- Proposed as answer by SachinW Tuesday, September 21, 2010 12:24 PM
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Friday, April 27, 2012 6:41 AM
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 12:24 PM -
Hello
Thank you for your post! I would suggest posting your question in one of the
located here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-us/itprovistaapps/threads
Have a great day!
Sudarshan shindode Tier 2 Application Support Server and Tools Online Operations Team- Proposed as answer by sudarshans1 Tuesday, September 21, 2010 12:30 PM
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Friday, April 27, 2012 6:41 AM
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 12:30 PM