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VLC - Media Player - Nothing Works!

Terrysdelight
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I want to throw this laptop out of the window - help!

I've tried everything, first downloading codecs to try and run windows media player - didn't work.

Now I've down loaded VLC which seems highly rated and laptopstill won't play discs. I have a 10 year old son that seems to think I'm hopeless because I can't get it to work. He's coming home in the morning and I'm desparate to sort this out.

Any help would be appreciated?

Thanks
Terri
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  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    What discs?
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  • Terrysdelight
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    closed wrote: »
    What discs?


    It's nothing to do with the discs - it's all legite shop bought dvd's - I have tried about 20 discs and nothing plays.
  • Tigsteroonie
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    Very very dumb question time - you have checked that you have a DVD drive in the laptop, and not just a simple CD drive? (My old Dell laptop only has a CD drive!)
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  • Taffybiker
    Taffybiker Posts: 927 Forumite
    Will it play audio cd's? I am beginning to think there may be a problem with the drive itself. Do you have a lens cleaner? It may be worth a try.
    Try saying "I have under-a-pound in my wallet" and listen to people react!
  • Terrysdelight
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    Tigsteroonie wrote: »
    Very very dumb question time - you have checked that you have a DVD drive in the laptop, and not just a simple CD drive? (My old Dell laptop only has a CD drive!)

    yes its a dvd/r +rw
  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    edited 20 February 2010 at 10:33PM
    Terrysdelight wrote: »
    It's nothing to do with the discs - it's all legite shop bought dvd's - I have tried about 20 discs and nothing plays.

    Without the information of what you are trying to play, no-one can help you. I wasn't asking what the brand or type of physical disc was.

    Do you use itunes? When did this problem start? Has it ever worked?
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  • Terrysdelight
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    Taffybiker wrote: »
    Will it play audio cd's? I am beginning to think there may be a problem with the drive itself. Do you have a lens cleaner? It may be worth a try.

    just going to trying an audio cd and see what happens - back in a mo.
  • Terrysdelight
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    closed wrote: »
    Without the information of what you are trying to play, no-one can help you. I wasn't asking what the brand or type of physical disc was.


    I'm trying to play a dvd - family guy? Does this help?
  • Terrysdelight
    Terrysdelight Posts: 1,202 Forumite
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    Thanks everyone - it's working! Terrysdelight is a blonde and I didn't select the type of media. Tried an audio cd, selected audio - it worked. Retried family guy, selected DVD and it worked. Relief. Thanks everyone.
  • Taffybiker
    Taffybiker Posts: 927 Forumite
    :jI do like a happy ending:j
    Try saying "I have under-a-pound in my wallet" and listen to people react!
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