DVD decoder for windows media player

katie1

Hi all ,

I posted this problem before but never did resolve it so asking again .

I use to be able to play DVD's through windows media play but not its coming up i need a dvd decoder . Is there something wrong with my pc or has media player all changed .
Does anyone have a link to any free decoders that will work with windows media player .

hope you can help
thankyou

davester

What version of windows are you useing? and is your windows a legal version?

trets77

just skip windows media player and use VLC . far superior

katie1

xp and im sure it must be legal its how it was when i brought it never changed anything

katie1

trets77 wrote: »

just skip windows media player and use VLC . far superior

put that on before didnt like it , but thanx

globalds

Search for divx ..You will only need to Codec not the player

davester

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/plugins.aspx

in the middle of the page it lists the vista software first

NM1984

trets77 wrote: »

just skip windows media player and use VLC . far superior

I agree, love VLC because it plays practically everything!

katie1

davester wrote: »

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/plugins.aspx

in the middle of the page it lists the vista software first

thanx i found this page before but you have to buy these .
is there any free downloads?

RobTang

There are NO free and legal ways to get the MPEG 2 decoder, it is a licenced propiratery peice of software and it needs to be paid for someway.

Using VLC without paying the licence fee in somway is illegal. however chances are you have paid for it indirectly somway.

davester

my bad sorry thought it would be free. Didn't you get a player with yourDVD drive? I have never heard of a Drive not comeing with one or a computer with a DVD not haveing it installed