Standalone media player

By standalone I mean no need to install codecs/filters and, if possible, the player doesn't have to be installed either (comes in a zipped package).
I'm running WinXP. Tried so far:
->mplayer (pretty decent, but .flv and .rm/.rmvb files don't allow use of the searchbar - or am I doing it wrong?)
->zoomplayer (looked promising; indeed a good player, but DOES need the codecs installed).

Suggestions?

vlc is like the only one that does that

I almost feel as if you set this thread up so that someone would say "VLC LOL"

it's also the only portable zipped one worth anything. even MPC isnt portable.

>>1
Media Player Classic is a single EXE and requires no shitty install (keeps config in an INI file where the EXE is if you want), and needs some codecs but it has a wide selection of internal codecs and filters that would help most of the times.

>>3
I concur. But it doesn't play .flv and .rm, which is what I'm looking for. In wikipedia there's an article about media players comparision, and they said that zoom player could those files with its all codecs. Bullshit.

>>2
The same thing I said about Zoom player goes to vlc. Tried, needs codecs for those files too (ok, I'm probably expecting too much of a standalone player to play Real Media, but damn, VLC couldn't even play Flash Video. It's not even close to how good you guys tell me it is).

Mplayer has been thus far the only that could play .flv without external codecs, but, as I said, you can't use the searchbar.

Nocodecsplayer is a good idea because codecs are a mess ATM, but I have a dream: to one day have codecs behave as simple fucking DLL files as they should be with fucking INI files you place anywhere and no sight of the Windows Registry or Windows controls piece of shit, so that you just copy your codecs with their INI files near a properly coded player EXE (or somewhere in the PATH) and they become available. Everything should work like this, but Microsoft and other developers decided to make it enterprise and scalable.

>>4
If VLC doesn't include the codecs you want, just recompile it to include them.  (I don't think ffmpeg, which is what VLC uses for FLV, supports seeking in FLV streams either)

The problem with VLC is that it's amazingly buggy.

>>7
It's not that bad if you only use it to play videos.  And I think the latest versions are a bit less buggy.  Maybe I should upgrade, I think my version is older than a month :/

xine ,MPlayer ,and vlc
the three best

I use WMP because of the taskbar mode

>>10
wtf did you even read the OP?

VLC FTW. Certainly not the best player, but definitely the best when considering internal codecs and portability.

>>5
Word. We dream the same dream.

>>6
Recompile it, huh? Might work, I'll try.

get the fucking K-Lite Codec Pack BITCH!!

>>14
Learn to read the OP, or GTFO. Biatch.