Inspiron 8600 DVD not responding

[Guest]

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My Inspiron 8600 w/ comb. CD/DVD-RW drive has only been used to
play and burn CDs since I purchased it 13 mos. ago. When I
rented a DVD and tried to play it, rec'd the following error msg:

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

This sounds to me like they might not have installed the correct DVD
drive but I feel like I might be stabbing in the dark, at this point.

A little guidance would be appreciated.

 

[David]

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Sounds like you dont have any software installed to view
dvd movies (like win dvd). If you have reinstalled windows
at any point this would be a separate cd that came with your
computer that would need to be installed. (power dvd or win dvd...etc).
There are multiple free players that will play commecial dvds also.
I guarantee you your computer came with one though (on a separate cd).
Hope this helps.
Dave

 

[Guest]

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On 2 Feb 2005 19:45:24 -0800, "David" <davids165@juno.com> wrote:

>Sounds like you dont have any software installed to view
>dvd movies (like win dvd). If you have reinstalled windows
>at any point this would be a separate cd that came with your
>computer that would need to be installed. (power dvd or win dvd...etc).
>There are multiple free players that will play commecial dvds also.
>I guarantee you your computer came with one though (on a separate cd).
>Hope this helps.
>Dave

Dave,
Thanks for the help. Yes, XP was actually reinstalled (commercially)
after the orig. harddrive became defective. What a relief.

hb

 

[Guest]

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I had the same issue..tried downloading InterActual player ...didn't
help...just did Windows Media Player 10 update and both InterActual and
Windows Player now working.

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> My Inspiron 8600 w/ comb. CD/DVD-RW drive has only been used to
> play and burn CDs since I purchased it 13 mos. ago. When I
> rented a DVD and tried to play it, rec'd the following error msg:
>
> "Windows Media Player cannot play this DVD because a compatible DVD
> decoder is not installed on your computer."
>
> This sounds to me like they might not have installed the correct DVD
> drive but I feel like I might be stabbing in the dark, at this point.
>
> A little guidance would be appreciated.