Windows Media Player 9 & 11

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Bullwinkle

I'm running windows XP Sp2 with all updates in place.

I'm trying to play a DVD using the above media players and can get no sound.
If I play u-tube shows I have sound ok. I don't know what other info I can
give you.

With a DVD in my player or running one from a file on the computer I get the
message:

"Windows Media Player cannot play this DVD because a compatible DVD decoder
is not installed on your computer"

Can you explain what this means and how I can fix it?

Thank you in advance

Regards,
 
On Dec 5, 10:02 am, "Bullwinkle" <mo...@moose.com> wrote:
> I'm running windows XP Sp2 with all updates in place.
>
> I'm trying to play a DVD using the above media players and can get no sound.
> If I play u-tube shows I have sound ok. I don't know what other info I can
> give you.
>
> With a DVD in my player or running one from a file on the computer I get the
> message:
>
> "Windows Media Player cannot play this DVD because a compatible DVD decoder
> is not installed on your computer"
>
> Can you explain what this means and how I can fix it?
>
> Thank you in advance
>
> Regards,

Microsoft does not provide a DVD decoder (reads and play DVDs)
directly within any of their Windows Media Player. You need to locate
one and install it yourself.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/plugins.aspx#DVDDecoder
 
"smlunatick" <yveslec@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:8c0dc955-95a6-47af-8524-242db57f2b7b@x69g2000hsx.googlegroups.com...
> On Dec 5, 10:02 am, "Bullwinkle" <mo...@moose.com> wrote:
>> I'm running windows XP Sp2 with all updates in place.
>>
>> I'm trying to play a DVD using the above media players and can get no
>> sound.
>> If I play u-tube shows I have sound ok. I don't know what other info I
>> can
>> give you.
>>
>> With a DVD in my player or running one from a file on the computer I get
>> the
>> message:
>>
>> "Windows Media Player cannot play this DVD because a compatible DVD
>> decoder
>> is not installed on your computer"
>>
>> Can you explain what this means and how I can fix it?
>>
>> Thank you in advance
>>
>> Regards,
>
> Microsoft does not provide a DVD decoder (reads and play DVDs)
> directly within any of their Windows Media Player. You need to locate
> one and install it yourself.
>
Thanks.


http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/plugins.aspx#DVDDecoder
 
media player 11 has the ability to play dvd's you may have the sound turned
down
or off. You have to open you sound utility and check there.
"Bullwinkle" <moose@moose.com> wrote in message
news:eC8LBA1NIHA.4740@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> I'm running windows XP Sp2 with all updates in place.
>
> I'm trying to play a DVD using the above media players and can get no
> sound. If I play u-tube shows I have sound ok. I don't know what other
> info I can give you.
>
> With a DVD in my player or running one from a file on the computer I get
> the message:
>
> "Windows Media Player cannot play this DVD because a compatible DVD
> decoder is not installed on your computer"
>
> Can you explain what this means and how I can fix it?
>
> Thank you in advance
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
 
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