I need some sort of a video player that runs in windows 2000 that supplies its own video codecs, or one that can have a normal codec installed in its directory instead of having the codec registered ...

Which video player/codec pack do you recommend? I just grabbed VLC and Mplayer, and VLC worked better, while Mplayer crashed on some divX. How does one relate windoze codec packs to codecs in Linux?

Here are the 5 best video players for Google TV: VLC, Just Player, Kodi, Nova Video Player, and MX Player. They offer better codec support, smoother playback, and cleaner interfaces than default ...

Simple, yet powerful. That seems to be the new mantra for more than just this excellent media player from GNOME.