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    Playing DVDs Vista Business 64

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by superduty, Jan 25, 2009.

  1. superduty

    superduty Notebook Consultant

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    I have done a Vista Business 64 clean install on my T400. With the clean install I did NOT reinstall the factory installed DVD-decoder .

    I understand there is no built in dvd-decoder with VB64
    I have Windows Media Player 11 installed.
    I have installed K-Lite Codec full version.

    Should I be able to play a movie DVD with the K-Lite codec, or do I still need a dvd-decoder?

    When I put a DVD in the drive it spins up then stops. If I go my computer, then to the dvd drive, I can "explore" the contents of the DVD, but it gives me the audio and video ts folders only.

    Ideally, when I put in a movie dvd the computer will give me a pop up window asking me if I want to play with WMP.

    Thanks for the help.
     
    superduty, Jan 25, 2009
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    eney Notebook Consultant

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    Go to Control Panel -> Autoplay-> DVD movie. in a drop down menu choose play with a Media Player (or whatever you want)
     
    eney, Jan 25, 2009
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    superduty Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks eney. I think that did the trick. I guess the K-Lite codec contains the proper dvd-decoder, as it looks like I can play a dvd without any issues.
     
    superduty, Jan 25, 2009
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    lenardg Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    I think you should be able to play a DVD with just Vista Business itself, without codecs. At least I kind of remember it worked for me even before installing WinDVD (that comes with the T500).
     
    lenardg, Jan 26, 2009
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    Download VideoLan Player (VLC) - it plays everything and you don't have to download and install a Codec pack of dubious legality.
     
    mrjohn, Jan 26, 2009
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    superduty Notebook Consultant

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    Apparently that is not the case. According to other posts here on NBR, Vista Business is the one OS which does NOT come with dvd decoder.

    I assume the K-Lite codecs I had previously installed enable me to play dvds.

    The K-Lite codecs seem to be very complete and reliable. I don't like too many different players on my computer, so I just use WMP for everything.
     
    superduty, Jan 26, 2009
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