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Newbie question - How do I play DVDs on my computer?

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roamdog   01-22-2009 at 07:41:11 PM

I know this is the absolute most basic question, but how do I play DVDs on my computer? I have never played (music) CDs or (video) DVDs on my old computer in the past.

But now I have a new rig and want to watch DVDs on my new computer.
I have a LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1H attached to my Asus P5Q Pro mobo using an Intel E8500 chip. Am running Windows XP (Pro). The drive works fine as I can use it to play games.

I have downloaded and installed the Windows Media Player 11. But there must be more to the story??

Feel free to point me to a step-by-step guide for newbies.

Would also appreciate links to authoritative and objective comparative reviews of any additional software I need (free if possible). And/or whether I should replace WMP with something else (hard to resist as it is free).

Thanks.


Message edited by roamdog on 01-22-2009 at 07:48:31 PM
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pat mcgroin   01-22-2009 at 09:03:50 PM
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XP doesnt come with the ability to play dvds so
for XP download the Klite codec pack and when installing make sure the mpeg2 codec is selected.
A codec is just a filter for your program.

WMP is fine for DVDs.(with the codec) Thats what I use.
I like to try to keep things as simple as possible so if I have a problem It is much easier to figure out.

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