Windows Media Player 11 and DVD

[Dave]

I installed the upgrade to Windows Media Player 11. Now when I insert a DVD
to view I get the message: "Windows Media Player cannot play the DVD because
a compatible DVD decoder is not installed on your computer."

If I click on the "web help" button I am taken to a site where I can
purchase a compatible DVD decoder.

I didn't used to have to buy a third part product to view DVDs in Windows
Media Player. Is there something I'm missing? Or is this functionality
truely not part of Windows?

I am using Windows XP Professional 2002 SP2.

 

[Rock]

I installed the upgrade to Windows Media Player 11. Now when I insert a
DVD to view I get the message: "Windows Media Player cannot play the DVD
because a compatible DVD decoder is not installed on your computer."

If I click on the "web help" button I am taken to a site where I can
purchase a compatible DVD decoder.

I didn't used to have to buy a third part product to view DVDs in Windows
Media Player. Is there something I'm missing? Or is this functionality
truely not part of Windows?

I suggest you post to one of the Windows Media Player newsgroups.

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.multimedia.windows.mediaplayer
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowmedia.player

 

[SingaporeWebDesign]

Hello,

DVD Playback is not part of Windows.

However, you may have installed - Examples are Intervideo WinDVD, Cyberlink
PowerDVD, etc.

Reinstalling the 3rd party DVD player may resolve your issue.

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http://www.bootstrike.com/WinXP/faq.html
Windows XP FAQ

 

[mikeyhsd]

to the OP, give VLC a try, plays movies and music. much better the windows media player.



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I installed the upgrade to Windows Media Player 11. Now when I insert a
DVD to view I get the message: "Windows Media Player cannot play the DVD
because a compatible DVD decoder is not installed on your computer."

If I click on the "web help" button I am taken to a site where I can
purchase a compatible DVD decoder.

I didn't used to have to buy a third part product to view DVDs in Windows
Media Player. Is there something I'm missing? Or is this functionality
truely not part of Windows?

I suggest you post to one of the Windows Media Player newsgroups.

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.multimedia.windows.mediaplayer
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowmedia.player