On Mon, 29 Jan 2007 20:21:55 GMT, "Beemer"
<Beemer@nowhere.com> wrote:

>I have replaced old laptop with a used Sony VAIO PCG-GR215SP laptop for
>which I have no OS or support discs. I then installed my legit Windows XP
>SP2 and added all the available drivers and applications from the Sony
>support site.
>
>At present Windows Media player 11 is saying that I do not have a suitable
>codec For those familiar with this Vaio model was it able to [play DVDs as
>originally supplied?
>

The codecs you need depend on what codecs were used to
compress any particular video you're trying to play. IOW,
we can't know for sure what you need, but if DVD was one of
the things then get a DVD player software installed.



>I do not want to download a flaky free codec or spend money on one if there
>was a codec in the original Sony or Sony supplied software.

We'd need to know more exactly what you are trying to do, to
know what all the codecs are you might need, but lack at
present. There is no reason to believe all the codecs you'd
find online are "flaky" free ones, there are plenty that
work fine too, but it just depends on which/what it is.