How can I play a FLV file in Windows Media Player?

How can I play a FLV file in Windows Media Player? I'd like to play Flash video or "FLV" files in Windows Media Player. I've done this before using codec packs like K-Lite and CCCP, but I've found they cause too many problems and I'd really like to avoid these.
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bert [Entry]

You should try ffdshow - Media player may still give you an error, but it should play the file with no problem. Also, are you positive media player is completely updated?

bert [Entry]

"I think the bare minimum would be ffdshow, plus the appropriate splitter:

FLV => Gabest's FLV Splitter
MP4 => Haali Media Splitter

However, I should warn that installing those three is pretty much the same thing as installing CCCP, the only other things it includes are VSFilter and a couple minor codecs (WavPack/MPEG2)."