PLLZZZZZZZZ Help - Need DVD Decoder for Windows Media Player 11

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Can someone please help me find valid codecs for windows media player 11? So, I download some codecs from this site: http://savvybytes.com/2006/10/02/playing-dvds-with-windows-media-player-11/ and in red bold letters it has the link to 'XP Codec Pack ' -- and I'm thinking this is the solution to my problem since it worked for the user who posted this info. When I installed it, I got can't play unknown dvd due to copyright protection. So apparently this is not going to work for me like it worked for the user. Would someone please post a link to the codecs for windows media player 11 and one that I don't have to purchase because I don't understand why I should have to purchase codecs when it should be provided with the media player.  I do want to mention that I don't have the internet for my computer. I use another computer to download and install info onto my computer. If necessary, I have a Dell Dimension E310 Media Center Edition.

PudgyOne · Answer

Most people use VLC media player, it plays more formats

Larry R · Answer

Curiously enough, I had never tried to play a DVD in VLC before last night.  Worked fine with the default VLC (for Windows) install, happily enough.  Of course, any properly installed DVD software should work just as well.

PudgyOne · Answer

Larry,   You must be living one of those (DELL) sheltered life! :smileywink:

Larry R · Answer

No, I've been using VLC for years.  I just hadn't used it to play a DVD before (I don't count the data DVDs of anime ;)).

Ques · Answer

I've downloaded VLC yesterday and I believe it's the one with the orange cone. Nothing happen when I put the dvd in the disc drive.

I downloaded VLC before posting this thread -- I read somewhere that it was a better alternative than the bs player, yet it still wasn't playing the dvds.

A dvd that I had purchased the other day plays with Interactual Media player and it wouldn't play it b/c it didn't have a dvd navigator.

Message Edited by Ques on 10-21-2008 02:22 PM

Larry R · Answer

You might need to associate the playback of DVDs with VLC if you are going to run them that way.  Its what I had to do last night.  In my case, I got the 'what do you want to do' pop-up from Windows once it recognized the DVD.  At the worst, you should be able to open VLC (which is the orange cone icon) and then point it to the DVD drive to have it play, regardless of what program the disk is associated with currently.

rbuffing · Answer

The VLC media player download was super easy, and it works fine for playing DVD's with my external DVD player (model PD01S ).  Thanks so much!

PudgyOne · Answer

rbuffing,   There are also Vista Codecs that work with Windows Media Player that can be downloaded that also work for XP   |MG| Vista Codec Package 4.7.3 Final     Rick

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