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shelby19094
02-06-2002, 05:04 PM
I can not play Dvd's on my computer.I have a Compaq Presario 5000 with CDRW.
It has a DVD rom in the top drive.I can not access the player from accesseries.I have Windows Media Player 7.Still can not get this to work.What is wrong?And if I dump Windows 98 and put it back in,will the Dvd Player come up in accesseries?Been trying to figure this out for a week.PLEASE HELP!!!!!
stylin19
02-06-2002, 08:12 PM
you may get some clues here:
DVD Player Tips (http://members.aol.com/AXCEL216/newtip16.htm#FDP)

good luck
Penguin
02-07-2002, 11:26 AM
This may be a stupid question, but do you have the DVD software installed? A DVD player will not play DVD's without the right software.

Someone I know thought that just because they had a DVD drive that they bought from someone, that it would play DVD's.
:D
RenegadeKing
02-08-2002, 12:27 AM
Yes, you need DVD software. Windows Media player won't play it. Two good programs are WinDVD (http://www.intervideo.com/jsp/Product_Profile.jsp?p=WinDVD) and PowerDVD (http://www.powerdvd.tv/). You could also get a DVD decoder card if your computer isn't fast enough to play DVDs through software. HTH

RenegadeKing