Cannot Play or Copy ".DAT" files in Windows XP in any player

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What happens in Windows Media Player when you use File, Open?
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Cari (MS-MVP Windows Client - Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
www.coribright.com

"Ganesh P" <ganeshp@infics.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all
> I have Windows XP installed on my machine..
> I tried running VCD ".DAT' files using many players like
> WMP 9, Xing player etc.. But it is not running.
> When i try to Copy .DAT file to my machine from CD it
> says "Invalid MS-DOS function".
> Please sugest how to play ".DAT" files...
>

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Do you have another piece of dvd playing software on this pc? Like powerdvd.

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Graham Hughes
MVP
www.simplydv.co.uk
www.dvds2treasure.com

"Ganesh" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> Hi Cari,
> Thanks for ur response..
> When i try to open the .DAT file in WMP it takes a long
> time and throws an error saying "Cannot play specified
> file. Either file is corrupted or not in specified
> format".
> But same file opens in other computer which is running on
> Windows XP ..
> Please suggest..
> thanks in advance
> Ganesh
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >What happens in Windows Media Player when you use File,
> Open?
> >--
> >Cari (MS-MVP Windows Client - Printing, Imaging &
> Hardware)
> >www.coribright.com
> >
> >"Ganesh P" <ganeshp@infics.com> wrote in message
> >news:2330c01c45e69$d9dc5890$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Hi all
> >> I have Windows XP installed on my machine..
> >> I tried running VCD ".DAT' files using many players like
> >> WMP 9, Xing player etc.. But it is not running.
> >> When i try to Copy .DAT file to my machine from CD it
> >> says "Invalid MS-DOS function".
> >> Please sugest how to play ".DAT" files...
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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No, I was wondering if that played the disc?
Have you tried the gspot utility to discover which codec has been used and
whether you have it?

http://www.headbands.com/gspot/

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Graham Hughes
MVP
www.simplydv.co.uk
www.dvds2treasure.com
"ganesh" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Graham ,
> Thanks for ur response..
> Yes i have PowerDVD installed on this system as mine is a
> Combo drive.
> Doest it cause any problem?
> Thanks
> Ganesh
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Do you have another piece of dvd playing software on this
> pc? Like powerdvd.
> >
> >--
> >Graham Hughes
> >MVP
> >www.simplydv.co.uk
> >www.dvds2treasure.com
> >
> >"Ganesh" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:22fa501c45e80$a6a061d0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> >>
> >> Hi Cari,
> >> Thanks for ur response..
> >> When i try to open the .DAT file in WMP it takes a long
> >> time and throws an error saying "Cannot play specified
> >> file. Either file is corrupted or not in specified
> >> format".
> >> But same file opens in other computer which is running
> on
> >> Windows XP ..
> >> Please suggest..
> >> thanks in advance
> >> Ganesh
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >What happens in Windows Media Player when you use File,
> >> Open?
> >> >--
> >> >Cari (MS-MVP Windows Client - Printing, Imaging &
> >> Hardware)
> >> >www.coribright.com
> >> >
> >> >"Ganesh P" <ganeshp@infics.com> wrote in message
> >> >news:2330c01c45e69$d9dc5890$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >> Hi all
> >> >> I have Windows XP installed on my machine..
> >> >> I tried running VCD ".DAT' files using many players
> like
> >> >> WMP 9, Xing player etc.. But it is not running.
> >> >> When i try to Copy .DAT file to my machine from CD it
> >> >> says "Invalid MS-DOS function".
> >> >> Please sugest how to play ".DAT" files...
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >