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keysbottles
Joined: 11 Jun 2007
Location: AnJung
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 Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 6:24 pm Post subject: Need advise. Windows Media Player will not play movies. |
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My Gateway laptop will not play DVD Videos. I know very little about pc's but I think I need a video plug-in/decoder. ???? If so, what and where?
Windows Media Player 11
XP Pro
DVD/CD ROM Philips DVD+-RW SDVD8820
Help will be appreciated. Thanks Don |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Download vlc player. It plays almost anything. |
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keysbottles
Joined: 11 Jun 2007
Location: AnJung
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks Beaver,,will vic also burn DVD? |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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| keysbottles wrote: |
| Thanks Beaver,,will vic also burn DVD? |
No. vlc is a player. If you want to burn DVDs you'll need a burner such as Nero. |
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blackjack
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: anyang
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 1:28 am Post subject: |
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If you need software go to www.download.com it has lots of software both free and pay, and it's spyware free
VLC is there so is a number of dvd burning software. |
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nobbyken
Joined: 07 Jun 2006
Location: Yongin ^^
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:19 am Post subject: |
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For burning data or avi files, I can't believe how simple 'deepburner' is for a free program.
If the DVD is not quite full, then you can add to it later. |
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rocklee
Joined: 04 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Your computer should play DVDs with WMP11 and XP Pro. Maybe its something wrong with the disc? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:01 pm Post subject: Re: Need advise. Windows Media Player will not play movies. |
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| keysbottles wrote: |
My Gateway laptop will not play DVD Videos. I know very little about pc's but I think I need a video plug-in/decoder. ???? If so, what and where?
Windows Media Player 11
XP Pro
DVD/CD ROM Philips DVD+-RW SDVD8820
Help will be appreciated. Thanks Don |
Are these pre-recorded videos that you bought or ones that you have downloaded and burned onto a DVD?
Makes a big difference. |
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keysbottles
Joined: 11 Jun 2007
Location: AnJung
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| Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 12:22 am Post subject: |
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I did not have up to date codacs/plug-ins. That problem is now corrected and I am looking for free dvd burn software.
I download movies from BitTorrent and would prefer to watch them on TV. |
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Sincinnatislink
Joined: 30 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Just buy a cable to link your computer to the tv. Sure blank dvds are cheap, but if you watch enough it's worth it. Just set it up like an extra monitor. |
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