windows media player. Help Please.

[Ryan]

I can't get a dvd to play on my computer. this keeps coming up "Windows Media
Player cannot play the DVD because a compatible DVD decoder is not installed
on your computer". What the best way to fix it?

Thanks for your help.

Ryan

[John Inzer]

Ryan wrote:
> I can't get a dvd to play on my computer. this keeps coming up
> "Windows Media Player cannot play the DVD because a compatible DVD
> decoder is not installed on your computer". What the best way to fix
> it?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Ryan
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Have a look at the following site:

Info on DVD Decoders:
Plug-ins for Windows Media Player
http://tinyurl.com/j9e29
or...
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/plugins.aspx

Or...try downloading and installing VLC Media Player:

VLC media player
http://www.videolan.org/

The following articles may be useful also.

How to Fix VLC Media Player in Vista
http://tinyurl.com/5lzmm8
or...
http://tech-buzz.net/2007/05/21/how-to-fix-vlc-media-player-in-vista/

VideoLAN -
Using VLC Player Under Vista
http://tinyurl.com/2r6rrh
or...
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/using-vlc-player-under-vista/
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

--

John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

[Andrew E.]

Its correct in displaying that,go to power dvd & install the software,or if
you have an ATI video card,a dvd decoder is free from ati,or try
downloads.com
Thier free for short trial-time or pay as needed.

"Ryan" wrote:

> I can't get a dvd to play on my computer. this keeps coming up "Windows Media
> Player cannot play the DVD because a compatible DVD decoder is not installed
> on your computer". What the best way to fix it?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Ryan
>