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    Problems playing DVDs on m1530 with XP

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by hooper1, Feb 24, 2008.

  1. hooper1

    hooper1 Notebook Geek

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    Anyone else have problems playing DVDs on XPS with XP installed?

    My DVD first complained that there was no DVD decoder, which was solved by loading K-Lite Codec Pack. Then I got a message saying to change the resolution, which didn't help.

    Next, I installed Roxio Cineplayer DVD Decoder, which made the "resolution" message go away but allowed me to select and play only some of the things on the DVD, but not all. (There were two episodes I couldn't play the bonus video was fine.)

    I have the GF 8600m GT video card.
     
    hooper1, Feb 24, 2008
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  2. kegobeer

    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    XP does not come with any MPEG2 decoders. Installing the codec pack should have worked. Have you tried DVD playback using VLC or Media Player Classic?
     
    kegobeer, Feb 24, 2008
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