Can play MP4 (with x264) on one user but not the other

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apu2009

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Can play MP4 (with x264) on one user but not the other

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Post by apu2009 » Tue Apr 17, 2012 2:29 am

So I'm in a bit of a pickle. I have two users in my HTPC, the main user and the Remote Desktop user (for administration and whatnot). For some reason, the main user cannot play MP4 files that use x264 (either on WMP or WMC). On the flip side, if I log into the other user using Remote Desktop Connection, I can watch the MP4 just fine using WMP.

I've found a temporary workaround for now, which is to transcode the MP4 files to MKV using Handbrake (which gives me a *slight* savings in space as well), but I'd rather be able to play the MP4s outright.

System info is as follows:
Windows 7 Ultimate x86
ffdshow
Gabest's Matroska Splitter

I used Win7DSTweaker to disable
- DTV audio
- MP3 DMO

And to enable
- Use of ffdshow on codecs

Finally I renamed msmp3adec.dll in C:\Windows\System32.

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