Can't install win32-codecs

Lars Eighner luvbeastie at larseighner.com
Sat Feb 24 04:56:45 UTC 2007


On Fri, 23 Feb 2007, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Im trying to get a new install going, and it wont let me install
> win32-codecs (and therefor mplayer and xine and everything i
> need to watch multimedia). Its marked as "forbidden: remote
> code execution". The URL it gives just shows why it can be
> dangerous.
>
> Is there any workaround, or a way to force this?

If you cannot figure out to comment out the FORBIDDEN line
in the Makefile, you probably should not be doing this.

> Im willing to
> take the chance and i never view quicktime websites anyway,
> and its hard not to watch movies on this new machine!

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