Cannot play dvds on Computer

Majic

I cannot play dvds on my computer Windows XP. It trys to play through windows media player but then says there is no compatible dvd decoder.

All help appreciated

bat999

Hi
Two choices really.
Either
Install the correct codec in Windows Media Player.
Or
Install a media player that already has all the codecs.
Such as VLC media player. From here:-http://www.videolan.org/

DrScotsman

Download VLC.

Not necessarily the best solution, but by far the easiest.

Majic

Thanks guys I'll give it a go!

tronator

Majic wrote: »

I cannot play dvds on my computer Windows XP. It trys to play through windows media player but then says there is no compatible dvd decoder.

Even though I would back VLC, here's a solution which might still work, at least it worked for me in the past.

Install a trial version of PowerDVD (or any other DVD software) and try to play a DVD in WMP. Then uninstall PowerDVD and try WMP again. When I did this the last time PoverDVD left the codec on the computer when uninstalled.

KillerWatt

K Lite Mega Codec Pack

Every codec known to man, and you can register them against whatever media player you have or use the included one (Media Player Classic).