What is the K-Lite Codec Pack? Should I delete it?

I know this is a few years late, but if I found this question other may as well.

The K-Lite CODEC pack (http://klitedownload.com/Download/) is a collection of CODECs that some people find useful for playing audio and video files.

A CODEC is a bit of software that can CODE and/or DECODE audio and video files. (More information here: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Codecs-frequently-asked-questions)

Do you need the K-Lite CODEC pack? Well that depends, there are people that swear by them and don't apparently have any problems with them, but I personally feel that the crashes that inevitably come are not worth the hassle. (I am one who tends to push my computer to its limit so if there is a crash that could potentially happen, it probably does.) I am sure not everyone will experience crashes.

My suggestion is to not use a CODEC pack. If you find that there is a media file that you need to play but cannot, that you go to the website of the people who make the CODEC and get it from there as it should be the most up-to-date and there is often support options available on the site if you encounter problems. CODEC packs also tend to install way more stuff than you need greatly increasing the possibility of crashes and potently impacting the performance of your computer. This can be mitigated with a selective install, but then if you knew what to select, then you may as well get the files from the source.

If you have little or no idea what I am talking about then a CODEC pack may be a viable option initially as it may get you through in the short term. Then you can educate yourself as you are able and deal with possible crashes as they occur.

I know this is a few years late, but if I found this question other may as well.

The K-Lite CODEC pack (http://klitedownload.com/Download/) is a collection of CODECs that some people find useful for playing audio and video files.

A CODEC is a bit of software that can CODE and/or DECODE audio and video files. (More information here: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Codecs-frequently-asked-questions)

Do you need the K-Lite CODEC pack? Well that depends, there are people that swear by them and don't apparently have any problems with them, but I personally feel that the crashes that inevitably come are not worth the hassle. (I am one who tends to push my computer to its limit so if there is a crash that could potentially happen, it probably does.) I am sure not everyone will experience crashes.

My suggestion is to not use a CODEC pack. If you find that there is a media file that you need to play but cannot, that you go to the website of the people who make the CODEC and get it from there as it should be the most up-to-date and there is often support options available on the site if you encounter problems. CODEC packs also tend to install way more stuff than you need greatly increasing the possibility of crashes and potently impacting the performance of your computer. This can be mitigated with a selective install, but then if you knew what to select, then you may as well get the files from the source.

If you have little or no idea what I am talking about then a CODEC pack may be a viable option initially as it may get you through in the short term. Then you can educate yourself as you are able and deal with possible crashes as they occur.

You know, I find this post very helpful and I could go with this.

From CouscousXX:

I know this is a few years late, but if I found this question other may as well.

The K-Lite CODEC pack (http://klitedownload.com/Download/) is a collection of CODECs that some people find useful for playing audio and video files.

A CODEC is a bit of software that can CODE and/or DECODE audio and video files. (More information here:http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Codecs-frequently-asked-questions)

Do you need the K-Lite CODEC pack? Well that depends, there are people that swear by them and don't apparently have any problems with them, but I personally feel that the crashes that inevitably come are not worth the hassle. (I am one who tends to push my computer to its limit so if there is a crash that could potentially happen, it probably does.) I am sure not everyone will experience crashes.

My suggestion is to not use a CODEC pack. If you find that there is a media file that you need to play but cannot, that you go to the website of the people who make the CODEC and get it from there as it should be the most up-to-date and there is often support options available on the site if you encounter problems. CODEC packs also tend to install way more stuff than you need greatly increasing the possibility of crashes and potently impacting the performance of your computer. This can be mitigated with a selective install, but then if you knew what to select, then you may as well get the files from the source.

If you have little or no idea what I am talking about then a CODEC pack may be a viable option initially as it may get you through in the short term. Then you can educate yourself as you are able and deal with possible crashes as they occur.

I understood a lot of it, but my operating system having this problem is Windows 10.

So basically, the codec pack website domain has been moved. It is at http://www.codecguide.com.

They put up a link of Windows codecs for Windows 7-10. I hope they can be useful.

Thank you for the advice.

Kindly,

BusySteam5

This just proves that information is KING!

Thank you for being out there, for me today, 1/26/2017

What is it?  Will it help  or hinder my computer in anyway?  Should I install it, delete it, or WHAT? I found it in START/ALL PROGRAMS of my Windows XP. I'm new to todays computing, and my last computer was an 80286 running at 16MHz with a 40Mb hard drive.  Yeh ... I could use some help!  Thanks.

original title: K-Lite Codec Pack