DVD decoder for windows media player

davester

you mean it doesn't auto run like if you install a game?

go to my computer and rightclick the cd drive and click open in the menu

katie1

done that nothing happens only brings up a page headed cd drive e. nothing on screen to show what on cd. if you understand me haha

davester

yep I understand. I just popped in my old Acer resource disc and Power DVD is hiding in Drivers>XP>powerDVD.
The disk will says on it ACER model number of your computer (eg aspire 1350) resource CD mine is from 2003 so the design might be different to blue Top half and Light Grey bottom

peter_the_piper

I found the same thing with media player so went over to Gom, plays everythig I've thrown at it, if it needs any decoders etc it searches for them.

katie1

sorry lost you .......you mean the disk that ive been talking about that says dvd -R on it ??
lost when you say power dvd should i have another disk ?

davester

I am thinking if you can't find the resource disc for your acer then something like GOM might be your only option

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/K_lite_codec_pack.htm
I used this in the past, its freeware too.

katie1

davester wrote: »

yep I understand. I just popped in my old Acer resource disc and Power DVD is hiding in Drivers>XP>powerDVD.
The disk will says on it ACER model number of your computer (eg aspire 1350) resource CD mine is from 2003 so the design might be different to blue Top half and Light Grey bottom

What do you mean when you say hiding in drivers what do i have to do to look ??

davester

oh sorry maybe shouldn't use that word hiding. It was on the Resource CD in the drivers folder, not hidden , plain site like all othe files are. Just I wouldn't have put the player in the drivers folder

katie1

I got this off my tower Aspire SA80-9B7Z is that any help

davester

The resource disk is from the Aspire SA80?