2006-12-09 05:50:26 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
well.. windows media player is not so good for DVD's movies.. why don't you try Cyperlink power DVD or VLC.. and i reccomand VLC cuz it is sooo fast soo good for every vedio player i have ever seen
2006-12-09 05:52:56 · answer #1 · answered by EnD_LoVe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not be for you spend all your cash on something that you might not need, installing the latest version of Windows Media Player which is number 11 at the moment.
Download this from Microsoft.com ( downloads ) only takes a few minutes to do and when it's installed you will have to re-start your computer, then you will able to watch your DVD-ROM films.
By doing this you will get rid of any error message's and your DVD drive will once again be able to play films and CD-ROM music disk's as the download has everything in the software to make it all work,. hope this helps.
2006-12-09 07:02:56 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are trying to play the DVD through a dvd player right? as in a CD-ROM that has DVD capabilities?...
thats the only thing i can think of that would be stopping you...
because although you may not be aware, dvd's will not play on standard cd-rom cd-r/w drives...
Dont panic though, a dvd rom drive will only cost about 15-20 pounds.
Failing that check the cd drive in (control panel, system, hardware devices, cd drives) and ensure that the player is set to play the region of dvd you generally use...
PLEASE NOTE! computer dvd players are techincally ALL REGION, but you can only change the region of playing FOUR time maximum... so be careful if this is the case... its not worth the agro you have to go through after you exceed these 4 region changes...
2006-12-09 05:53:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well some of the DVD you can't play because of their system patent,and you have to download their system to view it.However if you have Win DVD software you can do play it in windvd software program.Which is called as Inter Video DVD players software.First of all check program list,your computer mfrs might have loaded it on your computer,if not reload the software by system recovery CD.Or go to your computer mfrs website and down load it.Check when you downloaded window media player..as default player..open it and remove the check mark from default media player.On top of this still you like to play in window media player.First of all download the Macromedia flash player free from http://www.adobe.com website as an your browser plugin.After download complete.Reboot your computer and play the DVD again.
2006-12-09 06:08:17 · answer #4 · answered by precede2005 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can verify if you have a DVD drive rather than an ordinary CD-Rom drive by looking at the front of the drive itself. If you see the DVD logo *and* the Compact Disc logo then it's a DVD drive. If you see *only* the Compact Disc logo then its just a CD drive and you wont be able to play DVDs on it.
2006-12-09 05:57:58 · answer #5 · answered by Jeremy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try free AVS DVD Player as an alternative http://avsmediahome.notlong.com
2006-12-09 11:24:01 · answer #6 · answered by Mark M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well what I suggest is get Musicmatch Jukebox from DELL. It allows you to copy songs from CD's, even ones you downloaded from the Internet, and burn it on a CD or in a MP3. I use it almost every day to listen to my songs from my laptop.
2006-12-09 06:01:53 · answer #7 · answered by Ricky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first of all, if u don't have wmp 11 in ur computer, u can play DVD in it cuz wmp don't support DVD playback. get wmp 11 installed in ur computer(hope u have legal copy of xp) and all the DVDs will work.. else u can get VLC player(Free) or Cyberlink Power DVD(Paid) and enjoy ur movies...
2006-12-09 05:59:45 · answer #8 · answered by Rocks 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
your pc might not have a dvd drive in the unit.
2006-12-09 05:53:35 · answer #9 · answered by Polly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe is a adware that tell you need to download a codec.
or go to microsoft and write the error messange or send it to me i will look for it for you.
2006-12-09 05:52:57 · answer #10 · answered by student 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋