playing DVDs

[Me again]

Having problems playing DVDs through Windows Media Player 10 - get
stuttering sound and no video.

I'm running Win XP Pro, and have a full, legal, working version of Power DVD
installed. It plays DVDs fine. I understood that this proggy has the codecs
for MP10.

I downloaded and ran the Microsoft proggy to check for installed DVD codecs,
and it showed none installed!!

I then paid for and downloaded the Intervideo DVDXPACK and when I started
the install process it told me I already had a DVD codec installed and asked
if I wanted to replace it.

So I'm being told I don't have codecs, but also yes I do!

Please enlighten

 

[Guest]

From WMP 9 article:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811982

Troubleshooting DVD playback
By default, Media Player 9 does not include any DVD decoding capabilities.
To play a DVD in Media Player 9, you must install a third-party decoder. If
the third-party DVD decoder cannot play DVDs, Media Player 9 also cannot play
DVDs. Most DVD related issues can be resolved by uninstalling and then
reinstalling the third-party DVD software or by updating your display or
audio drivers.

To verify if a third-party DVD decoder is installed in your computer, click
Start, click Run, type dvdupgrd /detect in the Open box, and then click OK. A
dialog box appears listing the detected DVD decoders.
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Note If you have more than one DVD decoder (also named an MPEG-2 decoder)
installed on your computer, you may experience problems when you play DVDs.
To resolve the problem, remove all but one DVD decoder by using Add or Remove
Programs in Control Panel.
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Troubleshooting DVD playback in Windows Media Player for Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306318