Vista Codec Package 5.1.8

Codecs have always been a pain in the butt. This package takes from the best, all the big name creators, several small guys too, and compiles all this into a single pack. All possible conflicts are already dealt with, many user suggested default settings are implemented. This package does not contain a media player. This package does not associates filetypes. With this package installed, you will be able to use any media player to play DVD´s, movies and video clips such as quicktime, realmedia, avi, mpeg, Flv, swf, wmv, etc. Streaming video can be played within web browsers. By default, you shouldn´t need to make any adjustments to enjoy playback immediately. Users now have the ability to choose what is installed using the public redistributable and after an unattended install, you can select to remove specific portions without removing the entire package. Future releases will recognize previous releases and perform upgrade installations. This package contains QuickTime v7.1.3 components with the tray icon permanently disabled. This package currently supports 15 localized installations: The default install is English including support for the following other languages; Chinese Simplified/Traditional, Japanese, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Polish and Turkish.

New in version 5.1.8:
• update ffdshow rev 2844
• update gabest rev 1027
• remove shortcuts - use settings app
• update settings application
• it is important to UNINSTALL you old version
 

New in version 5.1.6:
• update ffdshow rev 2798 
• update gabest rev 1014 
• remove many shortcuts 
• add new settings application 
• it is important to UNINSTALL you old version