Windows Media Player

[Charlie]

Will the Windows Media Player in XP Home play a store bought DVD movie? If
not, are there any freeware players available?

 

[afbosch]

media with play a DVD, but only if you have a dvd decoder, and media player
does not come with one- you have to buy one on it own


Plug-ins for Windows Media Player

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/plugins.aspx

 

[someone]

"Charlie" <Charlie@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:uOVs9fiKIHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Will the Windows Media Player in XP Home play a store bought DVD movie? If
> not, are there any freeware players available?
>

No, it won't. You need a codec. Check out the free K-Lite mega codec pack
here -

http://www.codecguide.com/

It was recommended in a national newspaper the other day.

someone

 

[WaIIy]

On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 16:14:27 -0500, "Charlie" <Charlie@nowhere.com>
wrote:

>Will the Windows Media Player in XP Home play a store bought DVD movie? If
>not, are there any freeware players available?
>

Use Google, you'll find some nice free ones.