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2 Install a New Codec Pack
If you primarily want to
stream MPEG-4-based
media—DivX, Xvid, and the
like—ffdshow is the best
codec option. (If you want
to stream more advanced
H.264-based codecs, you’ll
need to use a more com-
prehensive codec pack. For
that, we recommend CCCP.
If you install CCCP, you
don’t need ffdshow and
vice versa.)
Ffdshow is a kind of uni-
versal codec; it works with
most MPEG-4–based media
and also lets you decode
Dolby Digital and DTS audio
streams. Install the software,
selecting the default options
for everything, including the audio (2.0
stereo), regardless of your actual speaker
config. TVersity doesn’t seem to work
well with the other options.
After you’ve installed ffdshow, you
should be able to once again view your
MPEG-4 (DivX and Xvid, mostly) videos
in Windows Media Player.When using ffdshow, stick with the Stereo
default—other audio options don’t seem to
work with TVersity.3 Install TVersity
When you install TVersity you can
use most of the installer’s default
options, except for the TVersity
Codec Pack, which you do NOT
want to install. When asked if you
want to install the codec pack,
uncheck that box. You’ve already
installed all the codecs you need.
Vista users will see an error that the
TVersity service didn’t start properly,
so you’ll need to manually start it
using the shortcut in the TVersity
Start Menu folder.
If you want to stream media
that’s stored on a network share—
another machine, a NAS box, or a
Windows Home Server—you need
to configure the TVersity service (a
service is an application that runs
even when no one’s logged in to the
machine) to run as a user that has
permission to access the network
share. You’ll need to do that even if
your network share is configured to
allow everyone access—services that
log in to the local system account
are denied access to the network. To
change the login information, go to
Control Panel, Administrative Tools,
Services and then scroll down to the
TVersity Media Server. Right-click it
and go to the Log On tab. Click the
This Account button and set it to
use a username/password that has
permission to access that network
share. You’ll need to restart the ser-
vice after you’ve changed the login
info; to do that, go to the General tab
and click Stop and then Start.TVersity must run as a service, with
its own login and password, to access
media on a network share.