Im a n00b what programs do i need to watch stuff?

[Neo, The OnE]

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[hiroshi]

You will need the following codecs:
DivX ('http://www.divx.com')
Xvid ('http://www.xvid.org')

That's about it really. It's recommended you download the ffdshow codec pack, but i don't know the link myself. It simply contains the 2 codecs i stated above along with a ton of others. Once the codecs are installed, you should be able to watch any anime in your Windows Media Player.

Incidentally, i would recommend that your Windows Media Player (WMP) be upgraded to WMP9 ('http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/results.aspx?productID=&freetext=Windows+Media+Player&DisplayLang=en'). Because it has up to date standard codecs which the files sometimes uses on occasion.

Make sure you select the player that matches your OS.

[sarf]

Go download Media Player Classic from here ('http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=82303&package_id=84358&release_id=216658').

It should play most things. Download the DivX codec otherwise... I just use MPC and DivX codec and I've yet to encounter any problems.

Sarf
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