"Patok" wrote in message
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Jo-Anne wrote:
I recently started playing DVDs on my WinXP laptop. Each time I put a DVD
in the drive, it opens with PowerDVD. Since I like to use VLC Media
Player, I close the PowerDVD window, open VLC Media Player, and click on
the DVD drive. I'm sure there's a way to set VLC as the default DVD
player. I'd be grateful for instructions on how to do this or even for a
link to a website that explains it.

From my limited understanding, it seems that it's not possible. For some
reason, VLC does not register itself as a DVD playing application. You can
set it to play specific file types, but not devices.

To see which programs will play DVDs upon insertion, right-click on the
DVD drive, and in the AutoPlay tab you can see and set them. I personally
see nothing wrong with the default PowerDVD for that purpose, and haven't
changed it (but then, I don't usually play DVDs). For example, Media
Player Classic registers as a DVD playing application - see if you'll like
it instead.

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Thank you, Patok! I've had trouble with PowerDVD from the first time I tried
playing DVDs. In one case, a DVD that was set up for the United States
(where I live) wouldn't play until I "changed" the area to the United
States. In another case, the sound wouldn't play at all. I had no problem
with the sound on that DVD in VLC.

Jo-Anne