Finding codecs for mp3's

[Kidd72]

Hi, I have downloaded some mp3's but windows media player will not play them because; 'One or more codecs required to play the file could not be found.' how do i go about finding which i need.

[sifellis]

Firstly i would suggest using winamp

http://www.winamp.com/

by far and away the best music player available and regularly updated.

Without knowing which codec you're missing it's hard for me to link you straight to the file that you'll need but if you have a look around here you'll get there

http://www.free-codecs.com/Audio_Codecs.htm

Start with the AC3 codec as it's a quite a popular codec for people using the mp3 format when ripping CD's

Hope this helps

[HWKE]

I would go for this download:
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/K_Lite_Meg a_Codec_Pack.htm
It covers just about every codec you will need.

[Kidd72]

Thank you both very much for you help, job sorted.