media player issues

humbleassassinhumbleassassin
edited May 2006 in Science & Tech
Ok i Dl all the service pack in Windows. I got WM 10, this lap top has a dvd plaer/cd burner .... when i try to play a dvd it tells me codec not found. On th ewindows site they are saying i need to buy them, This is a full version of windows. and the dvd was wrokin b4 when the machine has 2000 professional on it.

I tried quicktime still does the same, and ive tried divx.

There are no errors in my device manager please help guys...

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  • airbornflghtairbornflght Houston, TX Icrontian
    edited May 2006
    ok, after I sorted through all the mangeled jiberish, acronyms, and spelling I think that I may know what your problem is.

    But first, lets start with a few questions.

    If the DVD you are trying to play a a commercial legal copy that was bought from a store?

    Depending on this answer will change the path that I take to get you watching movies.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited May 2006
    The answer to this post is easy.

    Download Media Player Classic or VLC and use that to play DVDs instead of Windows Media Player.

    WMP requires a paid DVD codec to decode movies, whereas the programs above can do it for free, legally.
  • humbleassassinhumbleassassin
    edited May 2006
    it is built in, so yeah its all legal., I will try the classic. or the other you listed


    Sorry about the grammer :) I normally take time to post clear and logically. Just been up a long time and am really tired.
  • humbleassassinhumbleassassin
    edited May 2006
    airbornflght wrote:
    If the DVD you are trying to play a a commercial legal copy that was bought from a store?

    Depending on this answer will change the path that I take to get you watching movies.

    Yes all the dvd's are legal, ive tried everything from my kids DvD's to irobot :|
  • airbornflghtairbornflght Houston, TX Icrontian
    edited May 2006
    yeh, I have never tried to play a dvd in wmp, I use nero show time, I didnt know they wanted you to pay for a codec, f' that.
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