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DirectX Media 6.0 or Later Required for Windows Media Encoder Version 7

Article ID: 266122

Article Last Modified on 11/23/2000

APPLIES TO

Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 7.0

This article was previously published under Q266122

SYMPTOMS

If Microsoft DirectX Media 6.0 is not installed properly on the computer, you may receive the following error message when you try to run Windows Media Encoder version 7:

No specified device driver is present. (0xC00D0072)

CAUSE

This error occurs because DirectX Media 6.0 is not installed on the computer.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, download and install the most recent version of DirectX Media from the Microsoft Download Center:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=11771

MORE INFORMATION

NOTE: DirectX Media is different from the standard DirectX package. It must to be installed separately. For additional information about DirectX, see the Microsoft DirectX Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/directx/

Additional query words: netshow DirectX Media Encoder 0xC00D0072

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