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 ...

This is an open-source project for developing a widely used alternative media player that supports most video codecs available. The player is well-built, and while there are some interface limitations ...

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 ...