Laptop will not play DVD's

[Broni]

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]

Also, what WMP version is it?

[JIMMYP503]

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]

version 11.0

[Broni]

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]

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]

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]

Please help people!!!  This is a nightmare

[patio]

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]

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]

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