Posted by the dog from that film you saw on 12/25/07 23:12

"dos-man 64" <ChairShot@mail.com> wrote in message
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> The machine is a Gateway running Windows XP. I would never run XP or
> a notebook; this is my mom's :D
>
> I put DVDs into the DVD-ROM drive and close the door. I try to run the
> DVD using media player, and a message pops up saying, "Cannot play
> this DVD because a compatible decoder is not installed on your
> computer."
>
> Shouldn't the drive know how to play DVDs without any external
> software? What does this mean and how can I get it to work?
>



for licensing reasons windows won't play dvds until you install dvd playing
software.
easiest thing to do is use vlc player - http://www.videolan.org/vlc



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Gareth.

That fly... is your magic wand.
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