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    no dvd playback

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by zkureeman, Aug 4, 2007.

  1. zkureeman

    zkureeman Notebook Geek

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    help meee
    i cant play dvds, i have downloaded divx codec and it still doesnt work in windows media player or interactual. you should know that i have recently downgraded to xp. when i try to play it in windows media it get this:

    Windows Media Player cannot play DVD video. You might need to adjust your Windows display settings. Open display settings in Control Panel, and then try lowering your screen resolution and color quality settings.

    i tried lowering it and it didnt help. my specs r below
     
    zkureeman, Aug 4, 2007
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  2. zkureeman

    zkureeman Notebook Geek

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    i have klite pack, no difference
     
    zkureeman, Aug 4, 2007
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  3. Padmé

    Padmé NBR Super Pink Princess

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    Don't you have DVD software on there to play your DVD's?
     
    Padmé, Aug 4, 2007
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  4. f4ding

    f4ding Laptop Owner

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    or just download vlc, plays almost everything (most codec installed during setup, including .flv for youtube files)
     
    f4ding, Aug 5, 2007
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  5. allan_huang

    allan_huang Notebook Deity

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    Maybe you need some drivers for your dvd drive or its broken
     
    allan_huang, Aug 5, 2007
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    ZT3000! Notebook Evangelist

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    Yep, I always used VLC media player whenever WMP biotched about color/resolution settings.
     
    ZT3000!, Aug 5, 2007
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    deputy963 Notebook Evangelist

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    XP doesn't come with with built-in DVD playback (Vista does). You need DVD player software, or the DVD codec.
     
    deputy963, Aug 5, 2007
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  8. Pitabred

    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    DivX has nothing to do with DVD's. DivX is a mpeg4 variant, and DVD uses mpeg2. Anyway, you'll need to get a software DVD player. VLC has already been suggested as a free alternative.
     
    Pitabred, Aug 5, 2007
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