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'XP Home' problems playing DVDs

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  • 28-12-2009 7:56pm
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    pondasher
    Registered Users Posts: 48 ✭


    Hi Guys please help I have just got a compac 10' notebook running on XP Home with a buffalo external dvd/cd drive each time I try to play a DVD I get a message saying Windows Media Player cannot play the DVD because a compatible decoder is not installed on my computer any help would be appreciated


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    danjo-xx
    Registered Users Posts: 5,393 ✭✭✭danjo-xx


    pondasher wrote: »
    Hi Guys please help I have just got a compac 10' notebook running on XP Home with a buffalo external dvd/cd drive each time I try to play a DVD I get a message saying Windows Media Player cannot play the DVD because a compatible decoder is not installed on my computer any help would be appreciated

    Your better off with vlc, and its free, plays most formats with no bother.

    http://www.videolan.org/vlc/


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    pondasher
    Registered Users Posts: 48 ✭pondasher


    danjo-xx wrote: »
    Your better off with vlc, and its free, plays most formats with no bother.

    http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
    Thanks danjo-xx it worked perfectly


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