Posted by Daz W on 09/07/05 14:10

<turbo.bitz@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> I've tried to play UK bought DVDs (Region 2) on my works laptop (An IBM
> T41 running XP) using the XP-supplied windows media player.
>
> Nothing, absolutely no-go! All that happens is that it tells me that
> the DVD cannot be played due to issues with the copyright protection.
> Of course, pirated DVDs play perfectly on my laptop, (So I'm told) so I
> guess it must be the copyright protection.
>
> So I've bought a pukka UK DVD and it won't play on my works laptop -
> does anyone know why or what I need to do/load in order to play them?
>
> Many thanks
>
> Artie
>
Have you actually got dvd player software installed on your works laptop?
IIRC Micro$oft wouldn't pay the royalties to whoever "owns" the DVD format,
so media player can't play them. Until, that is, you have installed a proper
DVD player "WinDVD, Power DVD, Nero Showtime, etc". Then the correct codecs
will be available to media player.
Of course I may be wrong, but hey, this is usenet.

Daz

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