diff --git a/help/help_mp-bg.h b/help/help_mp-bg.h
index f3614ca378..4651a398e8 100644
--- a/help/help_mp-bg.h
+++ b/help/help_mp-bg.h
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ static char help_text[]=
 #define MSGTR_TryForceAudioFmtStr "Îïèòâàì äà íàëîæà àóäèî äåêîäåð îò óêàçàíàòà ôàìèëèÿ %s ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAfmtFallback "Íå ìîãà äà íàìåðÿ àóäèî äåêîäåð îò óêàçàíàòà ôàìèëèÿ, âðúùàì ñå íà äðóãèòå.\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAudioCodec "Íå ìîãà äà íàìåðÿ äåêîäåð çà àóäèî ôîðìàò 0x%X !\n"
-#define MSGTR_TryUpgradeCodecsConfOrRTFM "*** Îïèòàé äà îáíîâèø %s ñ etc/codecs.conf\n*** Àêî âñå îùå íå ðàáîòè ïðî÷åòè DOCS/en/codecs.html!\n"
 #define MSGTR_CouldntInitAudioCodec "Íå óñïÿõ äà ïóñíà àóäèî äåêîäåðà! -> èçêëþ÷âàì çâóêà\n"
 #define MSGTR_TryForceVideoFmtStr "Îïèòâàì äà èçïîëçâàì âèäåî äåêîäåð îò ôàìèëèÿ %s ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindVideoCodec "Íå ìîãà äà íàìåðÿ äåêîäåð êîéòî äà ðàáîòè ñ òîçè âèäåî äðàéâåð è âèäåî òèï 0x%X !\n"
diff --git a/help/help_mp-cs.h b/help/help_mp-cs.h
index a1375f4372..d256dc2be7 100644
--- a/help/help_mp-cs.h
+++ b/help/help_mp-cs.h
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ static char help_text[]=
 #define MSGTR_TryForceAudioFmtStr "Pokou¹ím se vynutit rodinu audiokodeku %s...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAfmtFallback "Nemohu nalézt audio kodek v po¾adované rodinì, pou¾iji ostatní rodiny.\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAudioCodec "Nemohu nalézt kodek pro audio formát 0x%X !\n"
-#define MSGTR_TryUpgradeCodecsConfOrRTFM "*** Pokuste se upgradovat %s z etc/codecs.conf\n*** Pokud problém pøetrvá, pak si pøeètìte DOCS/en/codecs.html!\n"
 #define MSGTR_CouldntInitAudioCodec "Nelze inicializovat audio kodek - nebude zvuk!\n"
 #define MSGTR_TryForceVideoFmtStr "Poku¹ím se vynutit rodinu videokodeku %s...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindVideoCodec "Nemohu nalézt kodek pro vybraný -vo a video formát 0x%X.\n"
diff --git a/help/help_mp-de.h b/help/help_mp-de.h
index 88355704a2..006ed5f622 100644
--- a/help/help_mp-de.h
+++ b/help/help_mp-de.h
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ static char help_text[]=
 #define MSGTR_TryForceAudioFmtStr "Erzwinge Audiocodecgruppe %s ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAfmtFallback "Kann keinen Audiocodec für gewünschte Gruppe finden, verwende anderen.\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAudioCodec "Kann Codec für Audioformat 0x%X nicht finden!\n"
-#define MSGTR_TryUpgradeCodecsConfOrRTFM "*** Versuche, %s durch etc/codecs.conf zu ersetzen.\n*** Sollte es weiterhin nicht gehen, dann lies DOCS/de/codecs.html!\n"
 #define MSGTR_CouldntInitAudioCodec "Kann Audiocodec nicht finden! -> Kein Ton\n"
 #define MSGTR_TryForceVideoFmtStr "Erzwinge Videocodecgruppe %s ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindVideoCodec "Kann keinen Codec passend zum gewählten -vo und Videoformat 0x%X finden!\n"
diff --git a/help/help_mp-dk.h b/help/help_mp-dk.h
index 75dcf35e2d..9f1340b2dd 100644
--- a/help/help_mp-dk.h
+++ b/help/help_mp-dk.h
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ static char help_text[]=
 #define MSGTR_TryForceAudioFmtStr "Gennemtvinger lyd-codec driverfamilie %s ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAfmtFallback "Kunne ikke finde lyd-codec for driverfamilien, prøver en anden driver.\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAudioCodec "Kunne ikke finde codec til lydformatet 0x%X !\n"
-#define MSGTR_TryUpgradeCodecsConfOrRTFM "*** Prøv at opgradere %s fra etc/codecs.conf\n*** Hvis dette ikke hjælper, så læs filen DOCS/en/codecs.html\n"
 #define MSGTR_CouldntInitAudioCodec "Kunne ikke initialisere lyd-codec -> ingen lyd\n"
 #define MSGTR_TryForceVideoFmtStr "Gennemtvinger video-codec driver familie %s ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindVideoCodec "Kunne ikke finde video-codec til den valgte -vo og formatet 0x%X !\n"
diff --git a/help/help_mp-el.h b/help/help_mp-el.h
index 002b9ccc2b..946618f850 100644
--- a/help/help_mp-el.h
+++ b/help/help_mp-el.h
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ static char help_text[]=
 #define MSGTR_TryForceAudioFmt "ÐñïóðÜèåéá  åðéâïëÞò ôçò ïéêïãÝíåéáò ôïõ ïäçãïý ôïõ Þ÷ïõ %d ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAfmtFallback "Äåí åßíáé äõíáôÞ ç åýñåóç ôçò ïéêïãÝíåéáò ôïõ ïäçãïý  ôïõ Þ÷ïõ, ÷ñÞóç Üëëïõ ïäçãïý.\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAudioCodec "Äåí åßíáé äõíáôÞ ç åýñåóç ôïõ format ôïõ ïäçãïý ôïõ Þ÷ïõ 0x%X !\n"
-#define MSGTR_TryUpgradeCodecsConfOrRTFM "*** ÄïêéìÜóôå íá áíáâáèìßóåôå ôï %s áðü ôï etc/codecs.conf\n*** Áí áêüìá õðÜñ÷åé ðñüâëçìá, äéáâÜóôå ôï DOCS/en/codecs.html!\n"
 #define MSGTR_CouldntInitAudioCodec "Áäýíáôç ç áñ÷éêïðïßçóç ôïõ ïäçãïý ôïõ Þ÷ïõ! -> ÷ùñßò-Þ÷ï\n"
 #define MSGTR_TryForceVideoFmt "ÐñïóðÜèåéá  åðéâïëÞò ôçò ïéêïãÝíåéáò ôïõ ïäçãïý ôïõ âßíôåï %d ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindVideoCodec "Äåí åßíáé äõíáôÞ ç åýñåóç ôïõ ïäçãïý  ãéá ôïí óõãêåêñéìÝíï -vo êáé ôï format ôïõ âßíôåï 0x%X !\n"
diff --git a/help/help_mp-en.h b/help/help_mp-en.h
index fbe9973a51..ced9187802 100644
--- a/help/help_mp-en.h
+++ b/help/help_mp-en.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static char help_text[]=
 #define MSGTR_TryForceAudioFmtStr "Trying to force audio codec driver family %s ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAfmtFallback "Cannot find audio codec for forced driver family, falling back to other drivers.\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAudioCodec "Cannot find codec for audio format 0x%X.\n"
-#define MSGTR_TryUpgradeCodecsConfOrRTFM "*** Try to upgrade %s from etc/codecs.conf\n*** If it still does not work, read DOCS/en/codecs.html!\n"
+#define MSGTR_RTFMCodecs "Read DOCS/en/codecs.html!\n"
 #define MSGTR_CouldntInitAudioCodec "Could not initialize audio codec -> no sound.\n"
 #define MSGTR_TryForceVideoFmtStr "Trying to force video codec driver family %s ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindVideoCodec "Cannot find codec matching selected -vo and video format 0x%X.\n"
diff --git a/help/help_mp-es.h b/help/help_mp-es.h
index 4f60ec07c7..d7db7ac6a4 100644
--- a/help/help_mp-es.h
+++ b/help/help_mp-es.h
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ static char help_text[]=
 #define MSGTR_TryForceAudioFmtStr "Tratando de forzar la familia del codec de audio %d...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAfmtFallback "No se encuentra codec de audio para la familia forzada, se usarán otros drivers.\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAudioCodec "No se encuentra codec para el formato de audio 0x%X!\n"
-#define MSGTR_TryUpgradeCodecsConfOrRTFM "*** Intenta actualizar %s en etc/codecs.conf\n*** Si todavía no funciona, lee DOCS/en/codecs.html!\n"
 #define MSGTR_CouldntInitAudioCodec "No se pudo inicializar el codec de audio, no se reproducirá sonido!\n"
 #define MSGTR_TryForceVideoFmtStr "Tratando de forzar la familia del codec de vídeo %d ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindVideoCodec "No se encuentra codec para el formato de vídeo 0x%X!\n"
diff --git a/help/help_mp-fr.h b/help/help_mp-fr.h
index 9fc6a0c934..c698be1a56 100644
--- a/help/help_mp-fr.h
+++ b/help/help_mp-fr.h
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ static char help_text[]=
 #define MSGTR_TryForceAudioFmtStr "Tente de forcer la famille de pilotes %s du codec audio ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAfmtFallback "Ne peut trouver de codec audio pour la famille de pilotes imposée, utilisation des autres.\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAudioCodec "Ne peut trouver de codec pour le format audio 0x%X.\n"
-#define MSGTR_TryUpgradeCodecsConfOrRTFM "*** Tentez de mettre à jour %s à partir de etc/codecs.conf\n*** Si ce n'est toujours pas bon, alors lisez DOCS/fr/codecs.html !\n"
 #define MSGTR_CouldntInitAudioCodec "Impossible d'initialiser le codec audio -> pas de son\n"
 #define MSGTR_TryForceVideoFmtStr "Tente de forcer famille de pilotes %s du codec vidéo %s ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindVideoCodec "Ne peut trouver codec pour format vidéo 0x%X.\n"
diff --git a/help/help_mp-hu.h b/help/help_mp-hu.h
index 886b6bfc49..37648fab7c 100644
--- a/help/help_mp-hu.h
+++ b/help/help_mp-hu.h
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ static char help_text[]=
 #define MSGTR_TryForceAudioFmtStr "Megpróbálom a(z) %s audio codec-családot használni ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAfmtFallback "A megadott audio codec-családban nem találtam idevaló meghajtót, próbálkozok más meghajtóval.\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAudioCodec "Nem találok codecet a(z) 0x%X audio-formátumhoz !\n"
-#define MSGTR_TryUpgradeCodecsConfOrRTFM "*** Frissítsd a %s-t az etc/codecs.conf-ból\n*** Ha még mindig nem jó, olvasd el a DOCS/hu/codecs.html-t!\n"
 #define MSGTR_CouldntInitAudioCodec "Nem tudom indítani az audio codecet! -> nincshang ;)\n"
 #define MSGTR_TryForceVideoFmtStr "Megpróbálom a(z) %s video codec-családot használni ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindVideoCodec "Nem találok codec-et ami megfelel a kivalasztott vo-hoz es 0x%X video-formátumhoz !\n"
diff --git a/help/help_mp-it.h b/help/help_mp-it.h
index 920d596661..545f9daf11 100644
--- a/help/help_mp-it.h
+++ b/help/help_mp-it.h
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ static char help_text[]=
 #define MSGTR_TryForceAudioFmtStr "Cerco di forzare l\'uso della famiglia dei driver dei codec audio %d ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAfmtFallback "Impossibile trovare i codec audio per la famiglia dei driver richiesta, torno agli altri driver.\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAudioCodec "Impossibile trovare il codec per il formato audio 0x%X !\n"
-#define MSGTR_TryUpgradeCodecsConfOrRTFM "*** Prova ad aggiornare %s da etc/codecs.conf\n*** Se non va ancora bene, allora leggi DOCS/it/codecs.html!\n"
 #define MSGTR_CouldntInitAudioCodec "Impossibile inizializzare il codec audio! -> nessun suono\n"
 #define MSGTR_TryForceVideoFmtStr "Cerco di forzare l\'uso della famiglia dei driver dei codec video %d ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindVideoCodec "Impossibile trovare il codec per il formato video 0x%X !\n"
diff --git a/help/help_mp-ko.h b/help/help_mp-ko.h
index b1b350a07b..99a7e71f5e 100644
--- a/help/help_mp-ko.h
+++ b/help/help_mp-ko.h
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ static char help_text[]=
 #define MSGTR_TryForceAudioFmtStr "¿Àµð¿À ÄÚµ¦ µå¶óÀ̹ö ÁýÇÕ %s¸¦ ½ÃµµÇÏ°í ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAfmtFallback "½ÃµµÇÑ µå¶óÀ̹ö ÁýÇÕ¿¡¼­ ¿Àµð¿À ÄÚµ¦À» ãÀ» ¼ö ¾ø¾î, ´Ù¸¥ µå¶óÀ̹ö·Î ´ëüÇÕ´Ï´Ù.\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAudioCodec "¿Àµð¿À Çü½Ä 0x%X¸¦ À§ÇÑ ÄÚµ¦À» ãÀ» ¼ö ¾ø½À´Ï´Ù.\n"
-#define MSGTR_TryUpgradeCodecsConfOrRTFM "*** etc/codecs.conf·Î ºÎÅÍ %s¸¦ ¾÷±×·¹À̵åÇغ¸¼¼¿ä.\n*** ¿©ÀüÈ÷ ÀÛµ¿ÇÏÁö ¾ÊÀ¸¸é, DOCS/codecs.htmlÀ» Àо¼¼¿ä!\n"
 #define MSGTR_CouldntInitAudioCodec "¿Àµð¿À ÄÚµ¦À» ÃʱâÈ­ÇÒ ¼ö ¾ø½À´Ï´Ù. -> ¼Ò¸®¾øÀ½\n"
 #define MSGTR_TryForceVideoFmtStr "ºñµð¿À ÄÚµ¦ µå¶óÀ̹ö ÁýÇÕ %s¸¦ ½ÃµµÇÏ°í ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindVideoCodec "¼±ÅÃÇÑ -vo ¹× ºñµð¿À Çü½Ä 0x%X°ú ÀÏÄ¡ÇÏ´Â ÄÚµ¦À» ãÀ» ¼ö ¾ø½À´Ï´Ù.\n"
diff --git a/help/help_mp-nl.h b/help/help_mp-nl.h
index 6467c82b1b..85b9c09b01 100644
--- a/help/help_mp-nl.h
+++ b/help/help_mp-nl.h
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ static char help_text[]=
 #define MSGTR_TryForceAudioFmtStr "Probeer audio codec driver familie %s te forceren...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAfmtFallback "Kan audio codec voor geforceerde driver familie niet vinden, val terug op andere drivers.\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAudioCodec "Kan codec voor audio format 0x%X niet vinden!\n"
-#define MSGTR_TryUpgradeCodecsConfOrRTFM "*** Probeer %s te upgraden van etc/codecs.conf\n*** Als het nog steeds niet OK is, lees dan DOCS/codecs.html!\n"
 #define MSGTR_CouldntInitAudioCodec "Kon audio codec niet initialiseren! -> nosound\n"
 #define MSGTR_TryForceVideoFmtStr "Probeer video codec driver familie %s te forceren...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindVideoCodec "Kan codec voor video format 0x%X niet vinden!\n"
diff --git a/help/help_mp-no.h b/help/help_mp-no.h
index 8412d811af..17d71b4ca7 100644
--- a/help/help_mp-no.h
+++ b/help/help_mp-no.h
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ static char help_text[]=
 #define MSGTR_TryForceAudioFmt "Prøver å tvinge lyd-codec driver familie %d ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAfmtFallback "Kan ikke finne lyd-codec for tvunget driver familie, faller tilbake til andre drivere.\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAudioCodec "Kan ikke finne codec for lydformat 0x%X !\n"
-#define MSGTR_TryUpgradeCodecsConfOrRTFM "*** Prøv å oppgrader %s fra etc/codecs.conf\n*** Hvis det fortsatt ikke virker, les DOCS/CODECS!\n"
 #define MSGTR_CouldntInitAudioCodec "Greide ikke å initialisere lyd-codec! -> nosound\n"
 #define MSGTR_TryForceVideoFmt "Prøver å tvingte video-codec driver familie %d ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindVideoCodec "Kan ikke finne codec for videoformat 0x%X !\n"
diff --git a/help/help_mp-pl.h b/help/help_mp-pl.h
index 973dd330fd..cff0750761 100644
--- a/help/help_mp-pl.h
+++ b/help/help_mp-pl.h
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ static char help_text[]=
 #define MSGTR_TryForceAudioFmtStr "Wymuszam zastosowanie kodeka audio z rodziny %s ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAfmtFallback "Nie mogê znale¼æ kodeka audio dla wymuszonej rodziny, wracam do standardowych.\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAudioCodec "Nie mogê znale¼æ kodeka dla formatu audio 0x%X.\n"
-#define MSGTR_TryUpgradeCodecsConfOrRTFM "*** Spróbuj uaktualniæ %s etc/codecs.conf\n*** Je¶li to nie pomaga, przeczytaj DOCS/pl/codecs.html!\n"
 #define MSGTR_CouldntInitAudioCodec "Nie moge zainicjowaæ sterownika audio -> brak d¼wiêku.\n"
 #define MSGTR_TryForceVideoFmtStr "Wymuszam zastosowanie kodeka video z rodziny %s ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindVideoCodec "Nie mogê znale¼æ kodeka dla wybranego -vo i formatu video 0x%X.\n"
diff --git a/help/help_mp-pt_BR.h b/help/help_mp-pt_BR.h
index cc94d5e3c7..e440720e1e 100644
--- a/help/help_mp-pt_BR.h
+++ b/help/help_mp-pt_BR.h
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ static char help_text[]=
 #define MSGTR_TryForceAudioFmtStr "Tentando forçar a família %s do driver do codec de audio...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAfmtFallback "Codec de audio para a família de driver forçado não encontrado, voltando a outros drivers.\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAudioCodec "Codec para o format de audio 0x%X não encontrado!\n"
-#define MSGTR_TryUpgradeCodecsConfOrRTFM "*** Tente atualizar %s de etc/codecs.conf\n*** Se ainda não funcionar, leia DOCS/codecs.html!\n"
 #define MSGTR_CouldntInitAudioCodec "Impssível inicializar o codec de audio! -> sem som\n"
 #define MSGTR_TryForceVideoFmtStr "Tentando forçar a família %s do driver do codec de vídeo...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindVideoCodec "Impossível encontrar codec que se iguale ao -vo selecionado e ao formato de video 0x%X!\n"
diff --git a/help/help_mp-ro.h b/help/help_mp-ro.h
index d7c54fb87f..1d89d05c46 100644
--- a/help/help_mp-ro.h
+++ b/help/help_mp-ro.h
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ static char help_text[]=
 #define MSGTR_TryForceAudioFmt "Încerc sã forþez utilizarea unui codec audio din familia %d ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAfmtFallback "Nu pot sã gãsesc un codec audio pentru familia forþatã, revin la alte drivere.\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAudioCodec "Nu gãsesc un codec audio pentru formatul 0x%X !\n"
-#define MSGTR_TryUpgradeCodecsConfOrRTFM "*** Încercaþi sã înnoiþi %s din etc/codecs.conf\n*** Dacã nu ajutã citiþi DOCS/CODECS!\n"
 #define MSGTR_CouldntInitAudioCodec "Nu pot sã iniþializez codec-ul audio! -> fãrã sunet\n"
 #define MSGTR_TryForceVideoFmt "Încerc sã forþez utilizarea unui codec video din familia %d ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindVideoCodec "Nu gãsesc un codec video pentru formatul 0x%X !\n"
diff --git a/help/help_mp-ru.h b/help/help_mp-ru.h
index 22055f8381..083769dd13 100644
--- a/help/help_mp-ru.h
+++ b/help/help_mp-ru.h
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ static char help_text[]=
 #define MSGTR_TryForceAudioFmtStr "ðÏÐÙÔËÁ ÆÏÒÓÉÒÏ×ÁÔØ ÓÅÍÅÊÓÔ×Ï ÁÕÄÉÏ ËÏÄÅËÏ× %s ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAfmtFallback "îÅ ÍÏÇÕ ÎÁÊÔÉ ÁÕÄÉÏ ËÏÄÅË ÄÌÑ ÆÏÒÓÉÒÏ×ÁÎÎÏÇÏ ÓÅÍÅÊÓÔ×Á ÄÒÁÊ×ÅÒÏ×, ÐÅÒÅÈÏÄ ÎÁ ÄÒÕÇÉÅ ÄÒÁÊ×ÅÒÁ.\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAudioCodec "îÅ ÍÏÇÕ ÎÁÊÔÉ ËÏÄÅË ÄÌÑ ÁÕÄÉÏ ÆÏÒÍÁÔÁ 0x%X !\n"
-#define MSGTR_TryUpgradeCodecsConfOrRTFM "*** ðÏÐÙÔÁÊÔÅÓØ ÏÂÎÏ×ÉÔØ %s ÉÚ etc/codecs.conf\n*** åÓÌÉ ÎÅ ÐÏÍÏÇÌÏ - ÞÉÔÁÊÔÅ DOCS/codecs.html!\n"
 #define MSGTR_CouldntInitAudioCodec "îÅ ÓÍÏÇ ÉÎÉÃÉÁÌÉÚÉÒÏ×ÁÔØ ÁÕÄÉÏ ËÏÄÅË! -> ÂÅÚ Ú×ÕËÁ\n"
 #define MSGTR_TryForceVideoFmtStr "ðÏÐÙÔËÁ ÆÏÒÓÉÒÏ×ÁÔØ ÓÅÍÅÊÓÔ×Ï ×ÉÄÅÏ ËÏÄÅËÏ× %s ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindVideoCodec "îÅ ÍÏÇÕ ÎÁÊÔÉ ËÏÄÅË ÄÌÑ ×ÉÄÅÏ ÆÏÒÍÁÔÁ 0x%X !\n"
diff --git a/help/help_mp-sk.h b/help/help_mp-sk.h
index 742f3aa92b..e9d7a78c36 100644
--- a/help/help_mp-sk.h
+++ b/help/help_mp-sk.h
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ static char help_text[]=
 #define MSGTR_TryForceAudioFmtStr "Pokú¹am sa vynúti» rodinu audiokodeku %s ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAfmtFallback "Nemô¾em nájs» audio kodek pre po¾adovanú rodinu, pou¾ijem ostatné.\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAudioCodec "Nemô¾em nájs» kodek pre audio formát 0x%X !\n"
-#define MSGTR_TryUpgradeCodecsConfOrRTFM "*** Pokúste sa upgradova» %s z etc/codecs.conf\n*** Pokiaµ problém pretrvá, preèítajte si DOCS/en/CODECS!\n"
 #define MSGTR_CouldntInitAudioCodec "Nejde inicializova» audio kodek! -> bez zvuku\n"
 #define MSGTR_TryForceVideoFmtStr "Pokú¹am se vnúti» rodinu videokodeku %s ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindVideoCodec "Nemô¾em najs» kodek pre video formát 0x%X !\n"
diff --git a/help/help_mp-tr.h b/help/help_mp-tr.h
index 168fd33b37..c905f94743 100644
--- a/help/help_mp-tr.h
+++ b/help/help_mp-tr.h
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ static char help_text[]=
 #define MSGTR_TryForceAudioFmtStr "Ses codecleri sürücü ailesi çalýþmaya zorlanýyor %s ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAfmtFallback "Zorlanan sürücü ailesi için ses codeci bulunamadý, diðer sürücülere dönülüyor\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAudioCodec "0x%X! Ses formatý için codec bulunamadý\n"
-#define MSGTR_TryUpgradeCodecsConfOrRTFM "*** %s dosyasýný etc/codecs.conf dan kopyalayýn.\n*** Çalýþmazsa, DOCS/codecs.html i gözden geçirin!\n"
 #define MSGTR_CouldntInitAudioCodec "Ses codeci yüklenemedi! -> ses yok\n"
 #define MSGTR_TryForceVideoFmtStr "Video codec sürücüsü zorlanmaya çalýþýlýyor %s ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindVideoCodec "Seçilmiþ -vo sürücüsü ve video formatý 0x%X için Codec bulunamadý!\n"
diff --git a/help/help_mp-uk.h b/help/help_mp-uk.h
index 3259e64be2..ea49e38d6d 100644
--- a/help/help_mp-uk.h
+++ b/help/help_mp-uk.h
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ static char help_text[]=
 #define MSGTR_TryForceAudioFmt "óÐÒÏÂÁ ÐÒÉÍÕÓÏ×Ï ×ÉËÏÒÉÓÔÁÔÉ Ó¦ÍÅÊÓÔ×Ï ÁÕÄ¦Ï ËÏÄÅË¦× %d ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAfmtFallback "îÅ ÍÏÖÕ ÚÎÁÊÔÉ ÁÕÄ¦Ï ËÏÄÅË ÄÌÑ ×ËÁÚÁÎÏÇÏ Ó¦ÍÅÊÓÔ×Á, ÐÅÒÅÈ¦Ä ÎÁ ¦ÎÛ¦ ÄÒÁÊ×ÅÒÉ.\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAudioCodec "îÅ ÍÏÖÕ ÚÎÁÊÔÉ ËÏÄÅË ÄÌÑ ÁÕÄ¦Ï ÆÏÒÍÁÔÕ 0x%X !\n"
-#define MSGTR_TryUpgradeCodecsConfOrRTFM "*** óÐÒÏÂÕÊÔÅ ÏÎÏ×ÉÔÉ %s Ú etc/codecs.conf\n*** ñËÝÏ ÎÅ ÄÏÐÏÍÏÇÌÏ - ÞÉÔÁÊÔÅ DOCS/en/codecs.html!\n"
 #define MSGTR_CouldntInitAudioCodec "îÅ ÚÍ¦Ç ¦Î¦Ã¦Á̦ÚÕ×ÁÔÉ ÁÕÄ¦Ï ËÏÄÅË! -> ÇÒÁÀ ÂÅÚ Ú×ÕËÕ\n"
 #define MSGTR_TryForceVideoFmt "óÐÒÏÂÁ ÐÒÉÍÕÓÏ×Ï ×ÉËÏÒÉÓÔÁÔÉ Ó¦ÍÅÊÓÔ×Ï ×¦ÄÅÏ ËÏÄÅË¦× %d ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindVideoCodec "îÅ ÍÏÖÕ ÚÎÁÊÔÉ ËÏÄÅË ÄÌÑ ×¦ÄÅÏ ÆÏÒÍÁÔÕ 0x%X !\n"
diff --git a/help/help_mp-zh_CN.h b/help/help_mp-zh_CN.h
index ddd061d259..5149ecb2a2 100644
--- a/help/help_mp-zh_CN.h
+++ b/help/help_mp-zh_CN.h
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ static char help_text[]=
 #define MSGTR_TryForceAudioFmtStr "³¢ÊÔÖ¸¶¨ÒôƵ½âÂëÆ÷Çý¶¯×å %s ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAfmtFallback "ÕÒ²»µ½Ö¸¶¨Çý¶¯×åµÄÒôƵ½âÂëÆ÷, Ö»ÄÜʹÓÃÆäËûÇý¶¯.\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAudioCodec "ÕÒ²»µ½ÒôƵ¸ñʽ 0x%X µÄ½âÂëÆ÷.\n"
-#define MSGTR_TryUpgradeCodecsConfOrRTFM "*** ³¢ÊÔÓà etc/codecs.conf Éý¼¶ %s \n*** Èç¹ûÕâÑù»¹²»ÐÐ, ²é¿´DOCS/zh/codecs.html!\n"
 #define MSGTR_CouldntInitAudioCodec "ÎÞ·¨³õʼ»¯ÒôƵ½âÂëÆ÷! -> nosound\n"
 #define MSGTR_TryForceVideoFmtStr "³¢ÊÔÖ¸¶¨ÊÓƵ½âÂëÆ÷Çý¶¯×å %s ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindVideoCodec "ÕÒ²»µ½ÊʺÏËùÑ¡µÄ-voºÍÊÓƵ¸ñʽ 0x%X µÄ½âÂëÆ÷!\n"
diff --git a/help/help_mp-zh_TW.h b/help/help_mp-zh_TW.h
index 9c420fd423..a61c2d16c2 100644
--- a/help/help_mp-zh_TW.h
+++ b/help/help_mp-zh_TW.h
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ static char help_text[]=
 #define MSGTR_TryForceAudioFmtStr "¥¿¹Á¸Õ±j¦æ«ü©w­µ®Ä¸Ñ½XÅX°Êµ{¦¡²Õ¸s %s ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAfmtFallback "µLªk§ä¨ì«ü©w¤§ÅX°Êµ{¦¡²Õ¸sªº­µ®Ä¸Ñ½X¾¹¡A¦^´_¨ì¨ä¥LÅX°Êµ{¦¡¡C\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindAudioCodec "µLªk¬°­µ®Ä®æ¦¡ 0x%X §ä¨ì¸Ñ½X¾¹¡C\n"
-#define MSGTR_TryUpgradeCodecsConfOrRTFM "*** ¹Á¸Õ±q etc/codecs.conf ¤É¯Å %s \n*** ¦pªG³o¼ËÁÙ¬O¤£¦æ¡A½Ð¬d¬Ý DOCS/zh/codecs.html!\n"
 #define MSGTR_CouldntInitAudioCodec "µLªk¬°­µ®Ä¸Ñ½X¾¹ªì©l¤Æ -> ¨S¦³Án­µ¡C\n"
 #define MSGTR_TryForceVideoFmtStr "¥¿¹Á¸Õ±j¦æ«ü©wµø°T¸Ñ½XÅX°Êµ{¦¡²Õ¸s %s ...\n"
 #define MSGTR_CantFindVideoCodec "µLªk¬°©Ò¿ï¾Üªº -vo »Pµø°T®æ¦¡ 0x%X §ä¨ì¾A¦Xªº¸Ñ½X¾¹¡C\n"
diff --git a/libmpcodecs/dec_audio.c b/libmpcodecs/dec_audio.c
index edb7cd9a0c..d8ac836030 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/dec_audio.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/dec_audio.c
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ while(!sh_audio->inited && *audio_codec_list){
 }
 
 if(!sh_audio->inited){
-    mp_msg(MSGT_DECAUDIO,MSGL_HINT, MSGTR_TryUpgradeCodecsConfOrRTFM,get_path("codecs.conf"));
     mp_msg(MSGT_DECAUDIO,MSGL_ERR,MSGTR_CantFindAudioCodec,sh_audio->format);
+    mp_msg(MSGT_DECAUDIO,MSGL_HINT, MSGTR_RTFMCodecs);
     return 0; // failed
 }
 
diff --git a/libmpcodecs/dec_video.c b/libmpcodecs/dec_video.c
index 74b005990d..cb5e458dad 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/dec_video.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/dec_video.c
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@ while(!sh_video->inited && *video_codec_list){
 }
 
 if(!sh_video->inited){
-    mp_msg(MSGT_DECVIDEO,MSGL_HINT, MSGTR_TryUpgradeCodecsConfOrRTFM,get_path("codecs.conf"));
     mp_msg(MSGT_DECVIDEO,MSGL_ERR,MSGTR_CantFindVideoCodec,sh_video->format);
+    mp_msg(MSGT_DECAUDIO,MSGL_HINT, MSGTR_RTFMCodecs);
     return 0; // failed
 }