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DVD wont play movies anymore
My DVD player used to play any movie dvd that I would put into it. Now
for some reason, it wont play and after some research on google, etc, I am pointed to buying a 'codec' or something like that. My cd/dvd combo is a "standard cd-rom drive". It still plays/creates CD with no problem. Any suggestions? |
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DVD wont play movies anymore
Norvin Gordon wrote:
My DVD player used to play any movie dvd that I would put into it. Now for some reason, it wont play and after some research on google, etc, I am pointed to buying a 'codec' or something like that. My cd/dvd combo is a "standard cd-rom drive". It still plays/creates CD with no problem. Any suggestions? I forgot to add that I am using Win XP home with SP3 and all updates. |
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Norvin Gordon wrote:
Norvin Gordon wrote: My DVD player used to play any movie dvd that I would put into it. Now for some reason, it wont play and after some research on google, etc, I am pointed to buying a 'codec' or something like that. My cd/dvd combo is a "standard cd-rom drive". It still plays/creates CD with no problem. Any suggestions? I forgot to add that I am using Win XP home with SP3 and all updates. Install VLC. |
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DVD wont play movies anymore
Norvin Gordon wrote:
My DVD player used to play any movie dvd that I would put into it. Now for some reason, it wont play and after some research on google, etc, I am pointed to buying a 'codec' or something like that. My cd/dvd combo is a "standard cd-rom drive". It still plays/creates CD with no problem. Any suggestions? Will it read the files on the DVD using Windows Explorer? If not, you might well have a bad DVD drive. I recently replaced one on my laptop that would read CDs, but not DVDs. I searched the web and they said that such a drive uses two lasers instead of the one I expected. Replacing the drive solved my problem. I would not replace software if the symptoms described apply to your drive. You could mess up something that currently is good. |
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DVD wont play movies anymore
From: "Norvin Gordon"
My DVD player used to play any movie dvd that I would put into it. Now for some reason, it wont play and after some research on google, etc, I am pointed to buying a 'codec' or something like that. My cd/dvd combo is a "standard cd-rom drive". It still plays/creates CD with no problem. Any suggestions? What is "DVD player" ? When you pop-in a DVD movie does this un-named DVD player application launch ? If you have a DVD movie in the DVD drive and you manually launch this un-named DVD player can you can the un-named DVD player to play the movie ? -- Dave Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp |
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DVD wont play movies anymore
Paul in Houston TX wrote:
Norvin Gordon wrote: Norvin Gordon wrote: My DVD player used to play any movie dvd that I would put into it. Now for some reason, it wont play and after some research on google, etc, I am pointed to buying a 'codec' or something like that. My cd/dvd combo is a "standard cd-rom drive". It still plays/creates CD with no problem. Any suggestions? I forgot to add that I am using Win XP home with SP3 and all updates. Install VLC. I did and it didn't help any. Thanks anyway... |
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DVD wont play movies anymore
From: "Norvin Gordon"
Install VLC. I did and it didn't help any. Thanks anyway... Why didn't you answer my questions ? -- Dave Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp |
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DVD wont play movies anymore
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Norvin Gordon typed: Paul in Houston TX wrote: Norvin Gordon wrote: Norvin Gordon wrote: My DVD player used to play any movie dvd that I would put into it. Now for some reason, it wont play and after some research on google, etc, I am pointed to buying a 'codec' or something like that. My cd/dvd combo is a "standard cd-rom drive". It still plays/creates CD with no problem. Any suggestions? I forgot to add that I am using Win XP home with SP3 and all updates. Install VLC. I did and it didn't help any. Thanks anyway... Perhaps it's because of RLM and using any program that could duplicate it? Dunno - most stuff can't be copied anymore. |
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DVD wont play movies anymore
David H. Lipman wrote:
From: "Norvin Gordon" Install VLC. I did and it didn't help any. Thanks anyway... Why didn't you answer my questions ? Well, your questions were a little incoherent and I wasn't sure how to answer. I think I explain about what my DVD player was/is. and I did mention that it was a "Standard" brand of player, so you can see I wasn't clear as to your questions. But never the less, thanks for responding to my post. |
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DVD wont play movies anymore
From: "Norvin Gordon"
Why didn't you answer my questions ? Well, your questions were a little incoherent and I wasn't sure how to answer. I think I explain about what my DVD player was/is. and I did mention that it was a "Standard" brand of player, so you can see I wasn't clear as to your questions. But never the less, thanks for responding to my post. OK, I'll rephrase... ** What is "DVD player" ? You say only "DVD player". That is too vague. What is the make and model of the DVD Drive in your WinXP PC ? What is the Default DVD Movie viewing program you use ? ** When you pop-in a DVD movie does this un-named DVD player application launch ? I don't see what's incoherent about the above. You only use the term "DVD player" which is vague. To play a DVD Movie there will be one "default" DVD Movie viewing program used to associate a DVD Movie disc in a drive to play the movie. While there can be only one default, there could be multiple applications actually able to play a given DVD movie. The question is simple... When you insert a DVD Movie in the DVD drive does the default DVD application automatically launch to play this movie ? ** If you have a DVD movie in the DVD drive and you manually launch this un-named DVD player can you can the un-named DVD player to play the movie ? Again, I don't see what's incoherent about the above. If you have a DVD movie in the DVD drive and you manually launch the default DVD Movie viewing application does it play ? For example: Let us say Cyberlink Power DVD is the default DVD Movie viewing application. If you have a DVD movie in the DVD drive and you manually launch Cyberlink Power DVD does Cyberlink Power DVD recognize there is a DVD disc in the drive and can it play it ? Another question not asked is pertinent to the DVD disc itself. Is it a standard DVD or is it BlueRay disc or some other newer form of DVD disc ? -+-+-+- If you post a query and someone replies with questions and you find them to be "incoherent", please reply back and write "I don't understand the questions". This way there is dialogue and discussion to get at the root of the problem. You posted a query for assistance in the vaguest of terms. This requires a series of questions to determine if this is a physical, logical or application related problem. Just responding to someone who says "install XYZ application" does not get at the root of the problem. -- Dave Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp |
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