Media Player Classic and K-Lite Codec Pack are the best of their kind in my experience. These are both free, and contain no adware/spyware. Enjoy.
Media Player Classic:
Download:
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/vi...er_classic.cfm
- Compact, fast, plays a variety of media
- Allows you to make screen caps
- No spyware, adware, etc.
K-Lite Codec Pack
Download:
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/...Codec_Pack.htm
- Claims to play 99% of all movies download from the net.