How would one get a list of installed codecs?

Question

Hi I'm developing a software that helps detect problems of customers who watching TV throw the internet. I need to know what codecs do they have. how can i get a list of the customer's codecs? I'm using c#.

thanks Itay

Answer 1

In C++ there is sample code on MSDN. This shouldn't be too hard to convert to C#.

There is example code from someone who has done it, and tested on Windows XP here.

Followup: the example MSDN code has moved to here and it now shows Audio and Video codecs separately.

Answer 2

Not a direct answer but a workaround: Install the needed codecs whether they have them or not (ie, K-lite). This will fix any missing, corrupted or out-of-date codecs. The basic pack (which is really not that basic) is only 5Mb which is chicken feed for someone with the bandwidth required for IP-TV.