Microsoft KB Archive/937141

= In Windows Vista, you cannot use the Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 codec to create MP3 content =

Article ID: 937141

Article Last Modified on 5/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Windows Vista Ultimate
 * Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition
 * Windows Vista Enterprise
 * Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit Edition
 * Windows Vista Business
 * Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition
 * Windows Vista Home Premium
 * Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition
 * Windows Vista Home Basic
 * Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit Edition
 * Windows Vista Starter

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INTRODUCTION
In Windows Vista, you cannot use the Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 codec (L3codeca.acm) to create MPEG-1 Layer 3 (MP3) content in a third-party application.



MORE INFORMATION
Because of licensing restrictions, you cannot use the L3codeca.acm file that is included in Windows Vista to encode MP3 content.

The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, about the performance or reliability of these products.

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