Vista Adventures: The Holy Grail of Vista
Recently the idea of watching DVDs at night enticed me to get Vista to actually run them. Previously futile attempts ended in jumpy DVDs, black screens with alien sounds, and a wadful of hair that mysteriously found itself in my hand.
Finally, my friend Jason whispered the solution to me: Vista Codecs… almost like it was the Holy Grail. And indeed it is! This remarkable file has turned my lenovo v100 into a movie powerhouse.
If you were strong armed into using Vista, or foolishly agreed to it being installed on your computer for free, have no fear. Google “Vista Codecs” and welcome to a brand new world from the window of your PC.
Christina Sng worked as a web developer, information architect, account executive, producer, technical writer, and usability consultant in the 10 years (that's 30 years in Internet time!) she brought bread home. She has since retired to raise her children but still spends most of her waking hours on the net, no thanks to Apple. Here are some of her adventures.