Can't Playback DVD Movies after installing Vista ?

[Guest]

I'm really getting frustrated to find out that after installing Vista Home
Premium ,that I can't playback movies on dvd on my computer. Playing back
movies was not a problem before Vista. I have the same problem on my lap top.
Is there a patch out there to fix the problem ?

 

[Michael Solomon]

I'm really getting frustrated to find out that after installing Vista Home
Premium ,that I can't playback movies on dvd on my computer. Playing back
movies was not a problem before Vista. I have the same problem on my lap
top.
Is there a patch out there to fix the problem ?

Windows does not have a native movie player. You must have had an
application for this purpose on your previous setup if you played movies
previously. With what application were movies played before you moved to
Vista?

 

[mikeyhsd]

try VLC, Video Lan
google for it



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I'm really getting frustrated to find out that after installing Vista Home
Premium ,that I can't playback movies on dvd on my computer. Playing back
movies was not a problem before Vista. I have the same problem on my lap top.
Is there a patch out there to fix the problem ?

 

[Andy]

I'm really getting frustrated to find out that after installing Vista Home
Premium ,that I can't playback movies on dvd on my computer. Playing back
movies was not a problem before Vista. I have the same problem on my lap
top.
Is there a patch out there to fix the problem ?

Windows XP and Windows Vista do not come with the DVD Playback Codex, been
this way for a long time you used to be able to play movies because at some
point you installed a 3rd party codec to allow playback of DVD movies on
your computer.

If you have old DVD movie software, install it and see if it fixes the
problem. The only freeware DVD codec I know of is used with Videolan (VLC,
you can find it at http://www.videolan.org), but the codec only works in
VLC, not other players like Windows Media Player, and for some reason I
can't get VLC to run very well on my system.

Good luck,
A.

 

[Michael Solomon]

try VLC, Video Lan
google for it



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I'm really getting frustrated to find out that after installing Vista Home
Premium ,that I can't playback movies on dvd on my computer. Playing back
movies was not a problem before Vista. I have the same problem on my lap
top.
Is there a patch out there to fix the problem ?

 

[Robert Robinson]

Windows XP and Windows Vista do not come with the DVD Playback Codex,
been this way for a long time you used to be able to play movies because
at some point you installed a 3rd party codec to allow playback of DVD
movies on your computer.

If you have old DVD movie software, install it and see if it fixes the
problem. The only freeware DVD codec I know of is used with Videolan
(VLC, you can find it at http://www.videolan.org), but the codec only
works in VLC, not other players like Windows Media Player, and for some
reason I can't get VLC to run very well on my system.

Good luck,
A.

VLC works properly for us on Windows Server 2008 so it should work on
Vista. We are using it with a Plextor DVD and a RME HDSP 9632 sound card.
One unfortunate problem is that much audiovisual functionality is
limited by the Microsoft imposed content controls.

 

[Richard Urban]

Media Player will play commercial DVD just fine in Vista Ultimate (don't
know about the other versions). The necessary codec's are included with the
install of Vista.

In the early RC versions of Vista there was a time bomb on the codec's,
after which they no longer worked.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

 

[Michael Solomon]

Media Player will play commercial DVD just fine in Vista Ultimate (don't
know about the other versions). The necessary codec's are included with
the install of Vista.

In the early RC versions of Vista there was a time bomb on the codec's,
after which they no longer worked.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Windows does not have a native movie player. You must have had an
application for this purpose on your previous setup if you played movies
previously. With what application were movies played before you moved to
Vista?

Well, nuts, that'll teach me to look before I leap. I actually hadn't
tested the function. Like you, I don't know if the codec is time bombed but
I put a commercial DVD in the drive and up popped WMP 11 and once I went
through the WMP setup (I had not set it up previously), it played as did a
DVD I burned from a VHS video tape. For the record, this is Vista Ultimate.
I don't know if Vista Home Premium includes that function but if it doesn't,
that would certainly explain the OP's issues.

Thanks, Richard.

 

[Xenomorph]

as others have stated, Windows does not do anything to prevent you from
watching DVDs.

what player and/or codecs are you using?

VLC or MPC are usually recommended players.

VLC for sure
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

I prefer MPC myself.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli/

 

[invader]

I'm really getting frustrated to find out that after installing Vista Home

Premium ,that I can't playback movies on dvd on my computer. Playing back
movies was not a problem before Vista. I have the same problem on my lap top.
Is there a patch out there to fix the problem ?

Unfortunately, it isn't a problem, it's by design. Microsoft's way to extort
more money out of you to get you to buy Vista Ultimate. I struggled with this
problem unable to play videos or find a compatible player until someone in
this group suggested "Media Player Classic". It's nice, simple, and not
bloated with a bunch of useless crap.

Unfortunately, you've stumbled onto the first of many ways that upgrading
from XP to Vista is much more like "downgrading" to a less powerful OS.

But hey, you get a 5 pixel wide transparent border around your windows now so
that's got to make it worth all the hassle, right?

 

[Richard Urban]

You have no idea what you are talking about!

Windows XP did not play DVD's either, without 3rd party software and the
requisite codec's.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

 

[Adam Albright]

You have no idea what you are talking about!

Windows XP did not play DVD's either, without 3rd party software and the
requisite codec's.

Another warm, friendly post from another useless MVP. You related to
Frank?

 

[...winston]

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multim...deo-Codecs/Advanced-Vista-Codec-Package.shtml

Don't use it or need it but someone elsewhere mentioned success..

..winston



try VLC, Video Lan
google for it



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I'm really getting frustrated to find out that after installing Vista Home
Premium ,that I can't playback movies on dvd on my computer. Playing back
movies was not a problem before Vista. I have the same problem on my lap top.
Is there a patch out there to fix the problem ?

 

[Frank]

Another warm, friendly post from another useless MVP. You related to
Frank?

You've been dogging Richard for quite some time haven't you?
You're like a dog without a bone!
What happened...you failed to meet the MVP requirements? That's not
surprising...based on what we've all seen you post in the past.
You need to be bit*hed slapped around this ng some more.
You up to it? You seem awfully weak to me.
You ready?
Fran

 

[invader]

You have no idea what you are talking about!

Windows XP did not play DVD's either, without 3rd party software and the
requisite codec's.

My XP played them just fine before I in-place "upgraded" it to Vista. Sure,
it was probably due to a 3rd party codec that was installed, but that's
beside the point.

I spent months trying to get WMP to play DVDs and VOB files, even after
confirming the appropriate codecs were installed. In fact, now that I'm
running "Media Player Classic", I know that the machine is capable of playing
DVDs, and WMP still won't touch them.

One of the few success stories I have from this group is the knowledgeable
and helpful person who recommended Media Player Classic to me instead of the
bloated out crappy Microsoft WMP.

 

[mikeyhsd]

use it every day.



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try VLC, Video Lan
google for it



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I'm really getting frustrated to find out that after installing Vista Home
Premium ,that I can't playback movies on dvd on my computer. Playing back
movies was not a problem before Vista. I have the same problem on my lap
top.
Is there a patch out there to fix the problem ?

 

[Adam Albright]

You've been dogging Richard for quite some time haven't you?
You're like a dog without a bone!
What happened...you failed to meet the MVP requirements? That's not
surprising...based on what we've all seen you post in the past.
You need to be bit*hed slapped around this ng some more.
You up to it? You seem awfully weak to me.
You ready?
Fran

Somewhere there's a empty bed in some mental hospital waiting for you
Frank.

 

[Michael Solomon]

use it every day.



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Okay and thanks.

I actually, can't recall if I tried it on Vista and when I had checked their
site, they said they were working on a new version for Vista and mentioned
some possible issues. However, because they don't list VLC as specifically
compatible with Vista, I'm a bit reluctant to recommend it at this time.

 

[mikeyhsd]

there is a minor one and it involves what you use to decode the video.

for output module you may have to select Windows GDI video output.

if you get a blank screen when viewing a movie.



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use it every day.



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Okay and thanks.

I actually, can't recall if I tried it on Vista and when I had checked their
site, they said they were working on a new version for Vista and mentioned
some possible issues. However, because they don't list VLC as specifically
compatible with Vista, I'm a bit reluctant to recommend it at this time.

 

[zachd [MSFT]]

WMP will list the installed DVD codecs in its Help:About:Technical Support
Information menu tool.

If I recall correctly, most vendors require a reinstall of their for-pay DVD
decoders after the OS install/upgrade/etc.

In your particular case, you have an installed DVD decoder that solely works
with MPC. WMP would work in this scenario once a compatible DVD decoder is
installed. =)

In Jocko's case, Premium includes a DVD decoder, so that should have worked.
More information about how exactly that failed would probably be useful
previous to people speculating. =)

-Zach