Intel Video codec missing trying to run Risk 2

hi
Does anyone know where I can get the required (ligos/intel) video codec
without paying!
This game will not run on my XP Home system, though its fine on my old
laptop with 2000.
I have tried and failed with the microsoft updates etc, and Ligos simply say
pay 15 bucks, AND its a microsoft issue refer to them. The help was to try
posting here
Thanks in advance for any help

Allan wrote:

> hi
> Does anyone know where I can get the required (ligos/intel) video codec
> without paying!
> This game will not run on my XP Home system, though its fine on my old
> laptop with 2000.
> I have tried and failed with the microsoft updates etc, and Ligos simply say
> pay 15 bucks, AND its a microsoft issue refer to them. The help was to try
> posting here
> Thanks in advance for any help

If you have lots of windows-games, chances are that you have an
installer for the codecs on one of them. Common filenames are
[IV5Setup.exe] and [IV5Play.exe]. Surprising it isn't on the Risk
II CD, if that game needs some of the codecs.

If not, check out:
<http://www.moviecodec.com/downloads/31d.html>


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TXs
Perhaps, with hindsight, i should have said the video codec is incompatible
with XP
any further thoughts?

"Etal" wrote:

> Allan wrote:
>
> > hi
> > Does anyone know where I can get the required (ligos/intel) video codec
> > without paying!
> > This game will not run on my XP Home system, though its fine on my old
> > laptop with 2000.
> > I have tried and failed with the microsoft updates etc, and Ligos simply say
> > pay 15 bucks, AND its a microsoft issue refer to them. The help was to try
> > posting here
> > Thanks in advance for any help
>
> If you have lots of windows-games, chances are that you have an
> installer for the codecs on one of them. Common filenames are
> [IV5Setup.exe] and [IV5Play.exe]. Surprising it isn't on the Risk
> II CD, if that game needs some of the codecs.
>
> If not, check out:
> <http://www.moviecodec.com/downloads/31d.html>
>
>
> --
> "Not a word was spoke between us, there was little risk involved
> Everything up to that point had been left unresolved."
>
> Please followup in the newsgroup.
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>

Allan wrote:

> TXs
> Perhaps, with hindsight, i should have said the video codec is incompatible
> with XP
> any further thoughts?

Ahh yes, we're in a WinXP group. ;-)
Checking my system i see that in WinXP the Indeo Codecs
should be there already.
With the same date as most WinXP SP2 files (2004-08-04):
[IR50_*.*] - Indeo Video 5.x Codec files
[IR41_*.*] - Indeo Video 4.x Codec files
[IYUV_32.dll] - Indeo Video 2.x(IYUV) Codec file
(and still at the WinXP SP0 date (2001-08-18)
[IR32_32.dll] - Indeo Video 3.x Codec file

Check the 'Device Manager' (Sort: Devices by type) : 'Sound Video
and Game Controllers' : 'Video Codecs' : 'Properties' :

I have separate entries for the different versions listed there.


I don't remember having had any problems with [games or anything
using] the Indeo codecs under WinXP, so i can't really help any.
Sorry.

But, hang on, i do see that i several years ago did download/save
a file [indeo xp.exe](2202870 Byte), supposedly from Ligos, so
supposedly there was/is some issue with the files that comes with
WinXP that i read about and that made me download that installer.
Can't remember having ever used it though.

That filename, including the space, in your favorite
search-engine ... always scan what you download for malware.

I HopeThatHelps


> "Etal" wrote:
>
>> Allan wrote:
>>
>>> hi
>>> Does anyone know where I can get the required (ligos/intel) video codec
>>> without paying!
>>> This game will not run on my XP Home system, though its fine on my old
>>> laptop with 2000.
>>> I have tried and failed with the microsoft updates etc, and Ligos simply say
>>> pay 15 bucks, AND its a microsoft issue refer to them. The help was to try
>>> posting here
>>> Thanks in advance for any help
>> If you have lots of windows-games, chances are that you have an
>> installer for the codecs on one of them. Common filenames are
>> [IV5Setup.exe] and [IV5Play.exe]. Surprising it isn't on the Risk
>> II CD, if that game needs some of the codecs.
>>
>> If not, check out:
>> <http://www.moviecodec.com/downloads/31d.html>
>>


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