Danno
11-01-2006, 10:41 AM
Q. When I try to play a DVD film Media Player gives the following error,
"windows media player cannot play the DVD because a compatible DVD decoder is not installed on your computer"
Q. When I try to play a DVD in Media Player is get sound but no video or video but no sound.
A. To play DVDs, you must have a DVD-ROM drive and a software or hardware DVD decoder installed on your computer. If you do not have a compatible DVD decoder installed, DVD-related commands, options, and controls do not appear in the Player and you cannot play DVDs. By default, Windows does not include a DVD decoder. For more information about DVD decoders, see Windows Help.
Solution. Install a 3rd party DVD Decoder like PowerDVD, WinDVD or VLC media player. VLC is a free software decoder that can be downloaded from the below link.
http://www.videolan.org/vlc
More information on software decoders can be found here,
http://support.microsoft.com/default.as ... -us;306331 (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306331)
"windows media player cannot play the DVD because a compatible DVD decoder is not installed on your computer"
Q. When I try to play a DVD in Media Player is get sound but no video or video but no sound.
A. To play DVDs, you must have a DVD-ROM drive and a software or hardware DVD decoder installed on your computer. If you do not have a compatible DVD decoder installed, DVD-related commands, options, and controls do not appear in the Player and you cannot play DVDs. By default, Windows does not include a DVD decoder. For more information about DVD decoders, see Windows Help.
Solution. Install a 3rd party DVD Decoder like PowerDVD, WinDVD or VLC media player. VLC is a free software decoder that can be downloaded from the below link.
http://www.videolan.org/vlc
More information on software decoders can be found here,
http://support.microsoft.com/default.as ... -us;306331 (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306331)