Need help cleaning codecs

Djinn · Oct 3, 2008, 09:36 PM

Ok, so let's say that I want to scrub my system of all accumulated graphics codecs, and once the house is clean, I plan to reinstall the latest and greatest of the codecs I need. Is there a proper / safe way to do this?

TIKtak · Oct 3, 2008, 09:46 PM

You can try these codec managers...

http://paul.glagla.free.fr/filmerit_en.htm
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/DXMan
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/Codec_Sniper

Djinn · Oct 4, 2008, 09:28 AM

Many thanks... That first one, Filmerit, is a pretty sweet tool. Only problem is that I have no idea which items are "safe" to remove and which aren't. On the flip side, it found some 90-odd codec-related errors, all of which it corrected.

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Oct 4, 2008, 09:28 AM	#3
Djinn Rage3D Fixture Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Warminster, PA USA Posts: 30,500	Many thanks... That first one, Filmerit, is a pretty sweet tool. Only problem is that I have no idea which items are "safe" to remove and which aren't. On the flip side, it found some 90-odd codec-related errors, all of which it corrected. __________________ "The history of intellectual progress is written in the lives of infidels." - Robert Ingersoll (1833 - 1899)

Djinn's System Specs
Motherboard	Dell proprietary
CPU	Intel Core i7-920 @ 2.66GHz
Graphics	XFX HD7870 2GB
Memory	9GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1066MHz
Cooling Solution	Nubile virgin women fanning CPU with palm fronds
Display	Dell 19" and Dell 17" (dual)
Power Supply	Corsair 750 watt
Operating System	Windows 7 Home 64-bit

Oct 3, 2008, 09:46 PM	#2
TIKtak Me Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: San Jose, CA USA Posts: 2,141	You can try these codec managers... http://paul.glagla.free.fr/filmerit_en.htm http://www.videohelp.com/tools/DXMan http://www.videohelp.com/tools/Codec_Sniper

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