It says I need a software or hardware decoder. WHAT?!?!? The latest media player with the latest updates for XP with a brand new DVD drive andit won't play a DVD?!?

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"Peter Hucker" <no@spam.com> wrote in message
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It says I need a software or hardware decoder. WHAT?!?!? The latest media
player with the latest updates for XP with a brand new DVD drive and it
won't play a DVD?!?

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Your brand new DVD drive should have come with software (unless you
purchased an OEM drive). You should have something like PowerDVD. This is
the software you will need.

There are freeware codecs check here http://www.divxmovies.com/codec/

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It says I need a software or hardware decoder. WHAT?!?!? The latest media
player with the latest updates for XP with a brand new DVD drive and it
won't play a DVD?!?

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23% of all photocopier faults worldwide are caused by people sitting on them
and photocopying their buttocks.

On Sat, 06 May 2006 21:46:49 +0100, Shenan Stanley <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote:

WHY won't it play it? Surely it should be built into windows media player? I don't have to get an mp3 decoder for it to play mp3s.

So, where do I get one and is it free? Google only produces lots of things to be paid for.


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A Pakistani arrives in London City all excited. He stops the first person he meets. "Good day, Mr. British, thank you to accept me in Your nice country", but the person interrupts and says: "I am not British, I'm Chinese."
The Pakistani continues on his way and meets another passer-by. "Thank you Mr. British for to let my family and me stay here... " Again, he's interrupted before finishing his sentence. "I no be British, I be Turk!"
He goes a little farther and meets another person and greets him "thank you for letting me come to your beautiful country." ... "I'm not British, I'm Kosavon."
"But," answers the Pakistani distressed, "where are the British??"
The Kosavon looks at his watch and says ..... "Probably at work."

On Sun, 07 May 2006 00:41:32 +0100, Johnny Lingo <johnnylingo@spammenot.com> wrote:

I'll try Power DVD, I think I have it somewhere. I didn't think PowerDVD was anything more than an alternative to media player. If I install powerDVD, will media player then use powerDVD's decoder too?

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On Sun, 07 May 2006 01:41:54 +0100, Harry Ohrn <harry---@webtree.ca> wrote:

Thanks, will take a look.

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Peter Hucker wrote:
there are free ones about, or purchase PowerDVD on WinDVD

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On Sun, 07 May 2006 00:41:32 +0100, Johnny Lingo <johnnylingo@spammenot.com>
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I'll try Power DVD, I think I have it somewhere. I didn't think PowerDVD
was anything more than an alternative to media player. If I install
powerDVD, will media player then use powerDVD's decoder too?





PowerDVD is a decoder and will play the movies. It also installs the codecs
needed that will usually allow Windows Media Player to play the DVD
(although Windows Media Player is not the better option).






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I just sent my lawyer something for his birthday. Unfortunately, he wasn't
home when it went off.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
Use this utility to check if your decoder is compatible with MP10..
You should be able to get the decoder free from your video cards OEM, I got
mine from ATI for my Radeon 9600XT..
j;-j

"Peter Hucker" wrote:

Johnny Lingo wrote:

media player.

On Sun, 07 May 2006 14:03:24 +0100, Darkknight <darkknight145@hotmail.com.au> wrote:

Might have known it would be some annoying law.

I thought MS were immune to laws though?

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Odd that ATI can give you it free, but MS cannot?

On Sun, 07 May 2006 21:44:01 +0100, Jaymon <Jaymon@discussions.microsoft..com> wrote:



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