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Problem with Windows Media Player

Started by Becangle , Sep 23 2005 09:15 AM

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#1
Becangle

Posted 23 September 2005 - 09:15 AM

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I've been able to play dvds for years, but all of a sudden an error message comes up.

Windows Media Player cannot play the DVD because a compatible DVD decoder is not installed on your computer.

It's always worked before and I can't afford to buy a dvd decoder right now.

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gerryf

Posted 23 September 2005 - 09:36 AM

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when you purchased your computer/dvd player, it likely came with some software to play it--powerdvd, for example.

Reinstall that, it will reinstall the dvd-encoder/decoder allowing WMP to play movies