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by **Scudge** » Oct 6th, '05, 16:21

I Just got a magic dvd and my dvd player broke last week so i put it in the computer and tried opening it with windows media player and it came up "the dvd could not be played because a dvd decoder is not installed in your computer''can someone please help me out with this where i can get 1 for free?
Thanks

by **mark_c1975** » Oct 6th, '05, 16:26

Are the codec's up-to-date with your media player? Check this link for how to update them? You should have media player 10.

http://www.updatexp.com/codec-for-windo ... er-10.html

Also, I know it's a daft question, but have you got a DVD drive on your PC? You've not put it into a CD ROM have you?

If this fails, you may need a program, such as Power DVD, or WinDVD to watch your DVD's, though media player should do it.

Hope this helps,

by **kems** » Oct 6th, '05, 16:26

Dont know if there is a free windows media plug-in but I just use WinDVD that come with my drive, you might find a freeware program?

by **Scudge** » Oct 6th, '05, 16:37

yes i have media player 10 and a dvd drive

by **jagsmagic** » Oct 6th, '05, 16:53

You may not have a dvd software on your computer, the one i use is also called windvd, if you install this on your machine then you should be able to use....... if you had installed the dvd player yourself then you should;ve got a dvd software with it and if you diod install it yourself let me know..

if this was standard with your computer then you should have got a programme withthe computer tio re-install this dvsd software,

check your cd and dvd.........

by **Mandrake** » Oct 6th, '05, 17:12

I use Cliprex DS DVD Player which came as a free download from somewhere a year or two back. A Google search might find the source but it's a good, easy to use player.

by **SirRawlins** » Oct 6th, '05, 17:26

InterVideo WinDVD has a free 30 trial version avaiable for download.

Rob

by **ace of kev** » Oct 6th, '05, 18:58

Mandrake wrote:I use Cliprex DS DVD Player which came as a free download from somewhere a year or two back. A Google search might find the source but it's a good, easy to use player.

Yeh, so do I

by **dat8962** » Oct 7th, '05, 18:01

Most films that are released on DVD's these days that have an interactive menu, usually also come with some free software for your PC that can be used to play the whole of the DVD.

As Kati said, make sure that in your PC you have a DVD driive and not just a CD ROM :cry:

by **mark_c1975** » Oct 7th, '05, 18:38

Erm... Dat... it was me that mentioned the CD drive.

by **dat8962** » Oct 8th, '05, 09:55

OOOPS - sorry.

just to reitterate, it was Mark that mentionned the CD drive :oops:

by **mark_c1975** » Oct 8th, '05, 23:26

Hehehe!

Remember Kati's the fella who mentions... dare I say it... that DVD by Oz Whats-his-name...?! The title escapes me at the moment.

Just kidding :lol:

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