Acer TravelMate 272XC Notebook Logo
Posted on Nov 25, 2007
Answered by a Fixya Expert

Trustworthy Expert Solutions

At Fixya.com, our trusted experts are meticulously vetted and possess extensive experience in their respective fields. Backed by a community of knowledgeable professionals, our platform ensures that the solutions provided are thoroughly researched and validated.

View Our Top Experts

DVD Movie I am trying to play a DVD on my Acer laptop and while playing it from WMP i am getting an error unrecognised format.

Answer This Question
  • Anonymous Jun 09, 2008

    I AM HAVE A TIME TRYING TO PLAY A DVD ON MY PC. ERROR MESSAGE STATES I NEED A MPEG-2 DECODER. I'VE DOWN LOADED 2 DIFFERENT VERSIONS AND THEY EACH SAY I MAY HAVE TO LOWER MY SCREEN RESOLUTION, I DONE THAT, THEN IT SAYS THE FEATURE IS NOT AVAILABLE. WHAT'S UP WITH THIS?

×

3 Answers

Nanny

Level 3:

An expert who has achieved level 3 by getting 1000 points
All-Star:

An expert that got 10 achievements.
MVP:

An expert that got 5 achievements.
Genius:

An expert who has answered 1,000 questions.

  • Acer Master 2,351 Answers
  • Posted on Nov 29, 2019
Nanny
Acer Master
Level 3:

An expert who has achieved level 3 by getting 1000 points
All-Star:

An expert that got 10 achievements.
MVP:

An expert that got 5 achievements.
Genius:

An expert who has answered 1,000 questions.

Joined: Mar 14, 2019
Answers
2351
Questions
0
Helped
989319
Points
7262

WMP(Windows Media Player) is a popular player developed by Microsoft company, but actually it cannot play all file types. For example, it fails to support h.264, h.265 (popular video codecs on YouTube), dvd media, iso, vob, vcd (windows media player doesn't play DVD), mkv (attatched support on Windows 10), rmvb, rm, swf, webm, etc. So you may run into troubles when playing such non-supported files with Windows Media Player. That's why you need a codec pack for Windows Media Player

Anonymous

Level 1:

An expert who has achieved level 1.
Corporal:

An expert that has over 10 points.
Problem Solver:

An expert who has answered 5 questions.

  • Contributor 9 Answers
  • Posted on Apr 09, 2008
Anonymous
Contributor
Level 1:

An expert who has achieved level 1.
Corporal:

An expert that has over 10 points.
Problem Solver:

An expert who has answered 5 questions.

Joined: Jan 23, 2008
Answers
9
Questions
3
Helped
2195
Points
15

Why not use VLC (google it)?

Ad
Frank

Frank

Level 2:

An expert who has achieved level 2 by getting 100 points
MVP:

An expert that got 5 achievements.
Governor:

An expert whose answer got voted for 20 times.
Hot-Shot:

An expert who has answered 20 questions.

  • Expert 175 Answers
  • Posted on Nov 25, 2007
Frank
Expert
Level 2:

An expert who has achieved level 2 by getting 100 points
MVP:

An expert that got 5 achievements.
Governor:

An expert whose answer got voted for 20 times.
Hot-Shot:

An expert who has answered 20 questions.

Joined: Nov 10, 2007
Answers
175
Questions
0
Helped
101387
Points
426

By default, Windows does not include a DVD decoder (which is what you need to watch DVDs).
If you are using WMP10: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/plugins.aspx
If you are using WMP11:
http://savvybytes.com/2006/10/02/playing-dvds-with-windows-media-player-11/

Install the codec and you will be able to watch DVDs!

×

Add Your Answer

×

Uploading: 0%

my-video-file.mp4

Complete. Click "Add" to insert your video. Add

×

Loading...
Loading...

Related Questions:

0helpful
3answers

I can,t the run movies in my 5315 pc, what is the problem?...
You Need a movie playing software to be able to play movie on your system. You have to download and install a movie software to play your movie. Also note the format on which the Movie is made and download the player that can play that format.

Best of Lucks.
Read full answer
May 30, 2010 • Acer Aspire 5315 Notebook
0helpful
1answer

Cannot play dvd movie at media player 12
What happens?
What does not happen?
What do you expect to happen?
What error-message(s) do you get?
Does the DVD-movie play in some other DVD-player or some other computer?
Read full answer
Apr 03, 2010 • Acer Aspire One A150-1006 Notebook
0helpful
2answers

I cannot play dvd's with power dvd dx-display output error
Try going to the Dell webpage to see if there are any updates for the software. It should be found under the support for my system link. Reason I say Dell rather than Cyberlink website is that Dell uses a "special" version bundled in their systems. There is probably an update required or it is missing the proper codecs to run. Hope this helps.
Read full answer
Sep 11, 2009 • CyberLink Power DVD DX 8.0 for PC
0helpful
1answer

Cannot upload or play dvd with error report
Reinstall your windows player then you need to install the codecs to be able to read other formats here's one of the most complete packs of codecs. if you have doubts try this, install VLC player if the movies work on that player then your problem with the WMP will be the codecs. Make sure you install the full version.

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/K_lite_codec_pack.htm
Read full answer
May 20, 2009 • Computers & Internet
0helpful
3answers

VIDEO FILES OF CANON SX10 IS NOT PLAYING IN WMP
H264 is a "mov." file. Windows media player11 and Power DVD 9 do not support this type of file. If you don't like QuickTime, there are many free media players that will support it (VLC is a good one). You could convert the mov. file to an avi. file with a video converter program. Then your avi. format movie will play in WMP
Read full answer
Apr 10, 2009 • Canon PowerShot SX10 IS Digital Camera
0helpful
1answer

Acer extensa 4620z video problem
first you check the file format of the video.Because all file format does not supported in Power dvd or WMP.i think it will be played in VLC player.if not then find the converter in the GOOGLE and convert it.
Read full answer
Mar 15, 2009 • Acer Extensa 4620 Notebook
1helpful
2answers

WMP error message-C00D11B1
Hi,

Can you try this:
  • Start-> Control Panel->Hardware and Sound
  • Sound / Manage Audio Devices
  • Highlight your audio device
  • Properties
  • Advanced
  • In the Exclusive Media section, UNCHECK the box "Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device."
  • Apply

Hope this helps.
Thanks.
Read full answer
Mar 08, 2009 • Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition
0helpful
2answers

Avi file only sound played w/o any video
yeah you should install the video codec for playing the divX videos..
either download and install KLM CODEC pack

or you can use VLC player which plays literally all the formats of multimedia..

thankyou
Read full answer
Sep 28, 2008 • CyberLink SW- DVD Software Power DVD...
0helpful
1answer

Model ndrv-61 nec dvd recorder. having problems playing dvd's wev'e played previously comes up as disc unrecognised. We have reset to factory settings nothing has helped.
I have had similar problems and now I produce all new DVD's in DVD-R format and they are recognised. Any DVD+R will continue to deliver the same "unrecognised" disc error.
Read full answer
Sep 11, 2008 • NEC Televison & Video
0helpful
1answer

Wont play dvd movies
have you installed the appropriate codecs ? if not do a search for them from google and install them should cure the problem
cheers
Read full answer
Jan 23, 2008 • Sony DW-U14A 4x DVD-/+R(RW) (ELU14A)...
Not finding what you are looking for?

View Most Popular

TravelMate 272XC Notebook

  • Computers & Internet

Related Question

I can,t the run movies in my 5315 pc, what is the problem?...

  • Acer Aspire 5315 Notebook

Related Topics

155 views

Ask a Question

Usually answered in minutes!

Popular Questions

Where is the wireless switch to a acer travelmate

Acer TravelMate 2300 Notebook

How can i remove virus worm/autoit permanently

Acer TravelMate 2300 Notebook

Acer travelmate bios reset

Acer TravelMate 2300 Notebook

Acer travelmate 2310 bluetooth driver

Acer TravelMate 2300 Notebook

Acer's built in webcam

Acer TravelMate 2300 Notebook

Check Out the Mobile Browsers Report
Check Out the Mobile Browsers Report

View all Fixya Reports

Top Acer Computers & Internet Experts

Steve Sweetleaf
Steve Sweetleaf

Level 3 Expert

1212 Answers

Grand Canyon Tech
Grand Canyon Tech

Level 3 Expert

3867 Answers

Brad Brown

Level 3 Expert

19187 Answers

Are you an Acer Computer and Internet Expert? Answer questions, earn points and help others

Answer questions

Manuals & User Guides

PDF Manual
. TravelMate 272XC Notebook Manual

TravelMate 272XC...

Loading...