DVD decoder error... what?

[Guest]

Running Windows XP media center edition with a PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8701 drive,
been running DVDs fine for a year and one day I open up Media Center and boom:

"Decoder Error

The video decoder has either malfunctioned or is not installed. Please
restard media center and/or the computer."

This happens for all DVDs and all other programs I use except for 3rd party
trial crap I pulled off the shady side of the internet. Anyone have an idea
why this came about now and how I can fix it?

The "add hardware" troubleshooter gives me a list of venders that sell
decoders but I don't WANT a new decoder, I want the one in my computer.

Damon

 

[Rock]

Running Windows XP media center edition with a PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8701
drive,
been running DVDs fine for a year and one day I open up Media Center and
boom:

"Decoder Error

The video decoder has either malfunctioned or is not installed. Please
restard media center and/or the computer."

This happens for all DVDs and all other programs I use except for 3rd
party
trial crap I pulled off the shady side of the internet. Anyone have an
idea
why this came about now and how I can fix it?

The "add hardware" troubleshooter gives me a list of venders that sell
decoders but I don't WANT a new decoder, I want the one in my computer.

If you don't get a reply here you might want to post to the Media Center
newsgroup.
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...2b8-3f80-48f7-bdd2-95199625519f&lang=en&cr=us