MinimServer and Windows Media Player

[DavidHB]

(16-03-2014 22:19)simoncn Wrote:  As far as I know, Windows Media Player can't play FLAC files. I'm not sure what you mean by installing the codecs.

Forgive me if this is stating the obvious, but it is possible to install codecs that will enable Windows Media Player to play FLAC files. I am using the xiph.org open codecs for this purpose, and FLAC files play happily in WMP on my systems. However, for reasons already given, I use foobar2000 rather than WMP as my default media player in Windows.

The query is stated to be about Windows Media Server, but I am not aware of any product of exactly that name. Is the reference to the Windows 8 DNLA Media Server? If it is, I am not sure that it supports the external codecs. Also, why is there a need to use MinimServer with another server at all?

David