x64 Components 3.4.7

x64 Components addon. MKV playback is fully supported in x64 Media Center on all versions of Windows. To setup FLAC audio playback in Windows Media Center you must initially select the x64 WMP as the default player. For Windows 7 Media Center users, this can be set back to the 32bit afterwards.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This release is designed to compliment the 32bit codec packages.
The installation requires the 32bit codec release to be installed as a prerequisite.
The codec packs contains a Settings Application to use in conjunction with your windows media center setup which will enable each user to choose different splitters and decoders for specific filetypes. The application will also allow you to choose from 10 different speaker configurations from 'same as input' and all the way up to full 7.1 channel output.

The Settings Application is 100% UAC compliant.
Restricted access is enforced. (User Account Control)
The Application allows each user to maintain individual codec settings while at the same time seamlessly integrating any administrative commands directly into the users account. New users accounts are detected upon opening the Application and automatically inherit the Administrators settings.
Adding files to the Windows Media Player Playlist
On the Help TAB of the 32bit Settings Application is a button to allow you to choose Windows Media Player Filetype Associations. This buttons functionality is GLOBAL and is not restricted to the 32bit environment. Once you have used this button, you can Enqueue newly associated filetypes to the Windows Media Player Playlist as depicted below. It also sets up Media Center to utilize the associations for seamless playback in that player also. If for some reason this doesn't work for you, go back to the associations button, click No twice, consecutively, then select Yes. No reboot is required.

Some Useful Information
2 versions of Windows Media Player exist on x64 systems.
There is a 32bit version stored in Program Files (x86)
and a 64bit version stored in Program Files

The Settings Application will allow you to choose the system's default player.

You can expect ongoing x64 support as the rest of the world catches up to 64bit computing.

UNINSTALL YOUR OLD VERSION
When choosing to uninstall this product, ensure you uninstall it BEFORE removing the 32bit release.