I had to reformat my computer and then reinstall programs. I have tried to play dvd using windows media but it will not play. I don't know if it is a driver problem
No, it's a matter of the decoder. The Windows don't want to pay for the license of Blu-ray, and as a result, you are not able to play DVD or Blu-ray in Windows Media Player. But don't worry, you can make use of some free open source player to play DVD in Windows.
Now the situation for the Windows users becomes that, when they upgrade the Windows system from Windows 7 to Windows 10 or something, they may encounter the problem that indicates Windows Media Player won't play DVD. This is because Windows has dropped its support to provide Windows Media Player's built-in DVD codec for Windows 10 and above. To a large extent, Microsoft sees that the market is decreasing needs for a DVD drive, not to mention DVD playback service. They take it for granted that not many users may spend extra money for DVD playback since users could easily watch movies from the internet. You can try Leawo Blu-ray Player to play DVD.
I want dvd converter with online
Windows XP does not come with the proper software to play DVDs. All major brands of pcs come with a piece of software called a DVD decoder. Once the DVD decoder is installed windows media player can play DVDs again. This software will be on your application recovery disks from your manufacturer. If you do not have these disks you can purchase them from the company who built your PC or you can purchase a DVD decoder software such as the ones found here. If you don't want to purchase one you can try a different program such as the VLC Media player to play your DVDs. VLC is a free download.
Try using VLC as your player. Go to www.google.com and in the search box type "download vlc" (without the quotes). Look for the Video Lan download from site www.videolan.org/vlc Download and install it. It downloads and installs in 3 minutes or so. It's a very fast player, smooth and it can play just about any type of dvd formats and media. It's totally FREE.
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Hi, I formated my pc and for whatever reason my DVD CD drive stopped reading any device.
does not play any dvd
I have the identical problem with a Dell 610 laptop running Windows XP home. I downloaded the VCL media player and stiil cannot play video DVDs. A message flashes that the file cannot be opened.
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