Author Topic: Laptop will not play DVD's (Read 15410 times)

JIMMYP503 · « **on:** November 15, 2007, 11:44:11 AM »

Hi Guys and girls,

I'm having trouble with my laptop and wondered if you could at all help, the problem is my laptop is not playing DVDs, it streams youtube etc fine but when it comes to DVDs they just wont play. The CD drive works fine (the CD drive recognises the CD) and i have tried playing the DVDs on media player and real player to no avail. I keep getting a message "Windows Media Player cannot play the DVD because a compatible DVD decoder" etc but when i try to fix it with the software they recommend there is a charge involved! I do not understand this as my laptop use to play DVDs fine with no problems.
Please can you knowledgable guys and gals help
Kind regards

JIMMYP503 · « **Reply #1 on:** November 15, 2007, 01:48:04 PM »

Please help guys!!!

Bobtek · « **Reply #2 on:** November 15, 2007, 01:51:21 PM »

There should be some software for a DVD decoder on a drivers CD that came with the LT. You can also visit your manufactures website to obtain the software.

Broni · « **Reply #3 on:** November 15, 2007, 01:54:57 PM »

It looks like you have some codecs missing...Windows version?

JIMMYP503 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 15, 2007, 02:02:30 PM »

windows xp

JIMMYP503 · « **Reply #5 on:** November 15, 2007, 02:03:10 PM »

The laptop is a IBM Thinkpad

Broni · « **Reply #6 on:** November 15, 2007, 02:14:27 PM »

Install these:
http://www.free-codecs.com/XP_Codec_Pack_download.htm

patio · « **Reply #7 on:** November 15, 2007, 02:15:56 PM »

How is the drive showing up in Device Manager ? ?
If it used to play them but now won't it may not be missing codecs.
What type of DVD's...DLoads that were burned or Factory ones ? ? ?

JIMMYP503 · « **Reply #8 on:** November 15, 2007, 02:22:24 PM »

Sorry but how do i find device manager

Broni · « **Reply #9 on:** November 15, 2007, 02:26:13 PM »

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Windows Media Player cannot play the DVD because a compatible DVD decoder

JIMMYP503 · « **Reply #10 on:** November 15, 2007, 02:30:14 PM »

I downloaded the download suggested but now an error message says my dvd region is set to dvd region 2 and to play this dvd I need to set it to region 1!! How do i change this to play all dvds?

Please help!!

JIMMYP503 · « **Reply #11 on:** November 15, 2007, 02:39:39 PM »

I changed the dvd region to 1!! But now i am getting this message "Windows Media Player cannot play this DVD because there is a problem with digital copy protection between your DVD drive, decoder, and video card. Try installing an updated driver for your video card." Any advice people?

Broni · « **Reply #12 on:** November 15, 2007, 02:44:28 PM »

Region 1 is for US, and Canada, Region 2 for Europe, and Japan.

To change your region settings from 2 to 1, open My Computer".
Right click on your DVD drive, click "Properties".
Click "Hardware" tab. Click on your DVD drive in scroll-down list.
Click "Properties" button.
Click "DVD Region" tab.
You'll see "Current Region". In your case, it'll display "Region 2".
In "New Region" field, type in "Region 1".
Click OK. Done.

Warning! Don't play with changing regions, too much, because it's limited to FIVE changes only. After that, you're stuck on whatever last region was!

Broni · « **Reply #13 on:** November 15, 2007, 02:48:20 PM »

Try to:
1. Remove DVD, put it back.
2. Restart Windows Media Player.
3. Restart computer (DVD out).

JIMMYP503 · « **Reply #14 on:** November 15, 2007, 03:09:21 PM »

Hey,
no i got the following message again!
"Windows Media Player cannot play this DVD because there is a problem with digital copy protection between your DVD drive, decoder, and video card. Try installing an updated driver for your video card."
Thanks for all your help

Broni · « **Reply #15 on:** November 15, 2007, 03:16:50 PM »

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an updated driver for your video card

Before you do that, get VLC player: http://filehippo.com/download_vlc/
and see, if it'll work.

Broni · « **Reply #16 on:** November 15, 2007, 03:21:01 PM »

Also, what WMP version is it?

JIMMYP503 · « **Reply #17 on:** November 15, 2007, 03:26:11 PM »

HI
The DVD works on the VLC player but not on windows media player??? Why is this? Thanks again for all your help, How can I now get DVD's playing on windows media player???

JIMMYP503 · « **Reply #18 on:** November 15, 2007, 03:27:13 PM »

version 11.0

Broni · « **Reply #19 on:** November 15, 2007, 03:38:16 PM »

You may need to roll back to ver. 10, especially if you're running Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002 or Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004.
How to do it, and all other info, here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/11/readme.aspx

JIMMYP503 · « **Reply #20 on:** November 16, 2007, 04:46:50 AM »

Hi thanks for that, I will try it tonight, when i get in from work and hopefully I will be able to play DVD's again on Media Player!! I will keep you updated

JIMMYP503 · « **Reply #21 on:** November 16, 2007, 12:24:11 PM »

Hey,
I just rolled back windows media player from 11.0 to windows media player 10.0! Now when i insert the DVD I get the following message "Windows Media Player cannot play the DVD because a problem occurred with digital copyright protection." Can you please help?

?

JIMMYP503 · « **Reply #22 on:** November 16, 2007, 01:18:50 PM »

Please help people!!! This is a nightmare

patio · « **Reply #23 on:** November 16, 2007, 01:42:02 PM »

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What type of DVD's...DLoads that were burned or Factory ones ? ? ?

The nightmare is you are running into is DRM...Digital Rights Management hooks...

This means the movies no matter where they came from are copyright protected and any tweaking of WMP or other player is not going to get around it.

Welcome to DRM.

Broni · « **Reply #24 on:** November 16, 2007, 05:37:33 PM »

patio has a very valid question....

Also, try "DVD Decoder Plug-ins":
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/plugins.aspx#DVDDecoder
(referral from: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/knowledgecenter/mediaadvice/0094.mspx#E3B)

gberger · « **Reply #25 on:** October 03, 2010, 07:56:38 PM »

Try downloading and running a program such as Microsoft Silverlight. Worked for me

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