Dvd Decoder

[chester_ting]

Hi,

I think im posting in the wrong place but i dunno what to do.
I just got a computer with a dvd/burner in it and i went to watch a dvd today and it opened up windows media player 9 and it said

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

I didnt know i needed one of those? What are they? Do they cost money :blink:

I did a google search for 'DVD Decoders' and you have to pay for them

Is there any free ones out there you could possibly list for me.. if you can please thank you so much!

[Mosky]

Try this, it may work:
Download DivX Video for Windows now at:
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_desc...x,00.asVersion: 5.1.1
Price: Free

[chester_ting]

Hi Mosky

Thank you for thr programme, some of my videos that didnt work in media player now work in the Divx player..

Tommorow i am going to test playing a DVD. and ill update my post then, Thank you

[locustfurnace]

some more DVD players software (previous thread)
http://www.oldversion.com/talk/index.php?a...&f=3&t=1843&hl=

more DVD related software
http://www.oldversion.com/talk/index.php?a...t=2243&hl=decry

[chester_ting]

Mosky.. I tryed with the sofware and it didnt work
Thank you locustfurnace I am downloading a DVD player now.. and will test then.
Thank you

[chester_ting]

doesnt work

Do i take the computer back.. it still says i need a decoder.. what is that? Is a decoder a dvd player?

PLease help!

[locustfurnace]

I do not have any problems playing DVD movies in my system, and the video card I am using is very old, an older (1995) Matrox Millenium with just 8Megs WRAM, and DVD's playback fine.
You could be missing an mpeg decoder library for playing back DVD's.
Might want to try a version of WinDVD, which should included any necessary mpeg decoding engines.
WinDVD thread on Oldversion
[*]Nimo Codec Pack - Nimo50Build9Beta1.exe
http://www.divx-digest.com/software/nimo_pack.html

[chester_ting]

Yes!! Thank you! Just what it needed!

Thanks locustfurnace

[KR23346]

On my laptop i am running windows 2000, taking the place of ME; but after instaling 2000 i lost my DVD decoder. Now when i play a dvd it notifies me that i dont have a decoder. Where can i get one? My old decoder was DVDexpress, but for ME. It shows no display for 2000.

[primalgoo]

To everyone that's needs ALL and I mean ALL the codecs to do WHATEVER they want... Do a google search for the KLite Codec Pack.... You'll find it... That will solve everyone on this pages problems....

- Primalgoo h34r: