VLC - dvd keeps stopping can't adjust file caching

spurdog1

spurdog1 said:

km1500 said:

I also like VLC but have you tried another media player to see if that solves the problem

the other option is to go to the old versions site and get the back level of VLC that you knew works, uninstall VLC from your laptop and then reinstall the old version and see if things work and confirm your suspicion.

Don't forget to turn off automatic updates

Thanks KM1500

Yes, I have reverted. It didn't work. So I have wiped both versions, thinking a fresh day tomorrow and load the latest.

Any other media player suggestion pls?

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I have 3.0.18 and it plays DVDs fine.

If you think it is the update that broke it, go to the VLC download page, and use the Older Versions section to download the version that you know worked, then install it and don't let it update again.

You might have autoupdates turned on and need to google where the switch is, mine has to beg to be updated and I usually click "update denied" if I'm desperate to watch something in case it breaks

km1500

spurdog1 said:

spurdog1 said:

km1500 said:

I also like VLC but have you tried another media player to see if that solves the problem

the other option is to go to the old versions site and get the back level of VLC that you knew works, uninstall VLC from your laptop and then reinstall the old version and see if things work and confirm your suspicion.

Don't forget to turn off automatic updates

Thanks KM1500

Yes, I have reverted. It didn't work. So I have wiped both versions, thinking a fresh day tomorrow and load the latest.

Any other media player suggestion pls?

https://www.winxdvd.com/dvd-play/how-to-play-dvd-on-windows-11.htm

Bonhomie

spurdog1 said:

spurdog1 said:

km1500 said:

I also like VLC but have you tried another media player to see if that solves the problem

the other option is to go to the old versions site and get the back level of VLC that you knew works, uninstall VLC from your laptop and then reinstall the old version and see if things work and confirm your suspicion.

Don't forget to turn off automatic updates

Thanks KM1500

Yes, I have reverted. It didn't work. So I have wiped both versions, thinking a fresh day tomorrow and load the latest.

Any other media player suggestion pls?

MPC-HC still works: https://github.com/mpc-hc/mpc-hc/releases/tag/1.7.13

For an updated version, see here: https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/releases/

spurdog1

Not sure how that happened, but loading Winxdvd jogged both to play. Sanity restored, thanks all