I tried to play a dvd in this drive and it says a compatible dvd decoder is not installed. I have windows xp and windows media player and there was something that said the decoder had to be compatible with windows media 10. The dvd player thing is new to me and would appreciate any help. Thanks
There is a variety of DVD codecs for users to choose from. You can just download the DVD codec for Windows. Some are paid, and some are free. Media Player Codec Pack one of the popular choices for this kind of issue. It is free, and compatible with Windows 10 32-bit and 64-bit, covering almost all codecs needed to play DVDs, videos and audios. You can also try some other free DVD player programs such as Leawo Blu-ray Player.
Your DVD drive should have included a dvd playing software, such as WinDVD or PowerDVD. If it didn't, you may need to purchase one of these or install the Elecard DVD Codec for free. This link may work:
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Elecard_MPEG_Player/1016751417/1
1Go to the Microsoft website that features DVD decoders that are compatible with Windows XP (see Resources). Select a compatible DVD decoder from the list presented on the Web page, for example, CinePlayer DVD Decoder or Cyberlink PowerDVD SE (see Resources).
Follow the menu screens to either purchase the decoder or to buy the serial code needed for installing the decoder. Click on the download link when the link becomes active or appears on the Web page.
Double-click the file once downloaded. Enter the purchased serial code if prompted. Follow the menu commands to install the DVD decoder into Windows XP. Close the installation window when completed by clicking the red "X" in the upper right corner. Restart Windows XP.
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when i player the dvd msg was flashed that can not play DVD. Compatible DVD decoder is not installed on your computer.
compatible DVD decoder not installed
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