Why does it have to be free?

Are you bankrupt?

"peter" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> What is the best free mpeg2 decode/codec that allows mpeg2 files to be
> played in windows media player?
> I have some dell computer that comes with mpeg2 decoder and they work fine.
>
> However, I have a home built-pc without mpeg2 decoder and is running XP. I
> tried one or two free mpeg2 decoder and they crashed.
>
> I prefer something small that just decodes mpeg2, not a decoder suite.
>
>