Installing codecs are somehow not a problem anymore thanks to numerous media player programs available for us to download. But like other software, codecs can become corrupted too. They could be “damaged” from the beginning (i.e. not installed properly) or after some time you somehow messed up the codec files.
Thankfully there is a tool called Sherlock – The Codec Detective! that can handle the difficult task of analyzing your system’s installed codecs.
The software is written by Marc Liron, a Microsoft MVP, and you can get it from this URL:
It is so easy to use, just download the exe file and then run it! Presto, you get a codec report. The interface is easy to read as it colors the broken codecs in red so you can easily spot them:
Another commendable thing about this tool is that it exports the report on a text file so you can send the file to your media support. To export to text file, just click save:
Then a text report is generated:
Once you get to see which codecs are broken, you can either reinstall the codecs from their CD installers or support websites. I would prefer to install from the ones coming from the websites since they provide the latest version of the codec with the bug fixes and security patches.
Ben shows you how it’s done.
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