Select the desired components and codecs during the installation
Media Player Codec Pack is a collection of codecs that encompasses all the components you are likely to need for encoding and decoding multimedia files without having to install additional software later on. To avoid situations like this one in the future and be able to play any file you want without any hassle, then it would be a good idea to install a codec pack for Windows' embedded player. In the eventuality that you need to use Windows Media Player on your computer for various, then there is a chance that you have been prompted to download a new set of codecs in order to play a certain file more than once.