canot play dvd on new comp

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tryed playing dvd but wont work cd is fine been through all the help steps i
have everything i need because it is a brand new comp.
please help. thank you
 
Did your new computer come with a DVD drive?

1. Open XP's "Help and Support Center"
2. Type DVD in the search box, hit enter.
3. Click on "DVD Troubleshooter".
4. You probably need a new DVD decoder or reinstall the one you had.

DVD Support in Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/windowsxp/dvdplay.aspx

DVD Decoders for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/windowsxp/buypacks.aspx

NVIDIA PureVideo Decoder - 30 Day Free Trial
http://www.nvidia.com/object/dvd_decoder.html

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| tryed playing dvd but wont work cd is fine been through all the help steps i
| have everything i need because it is a brand new comp.
| please help. thank you
| --
| grimsby red
 
Maybe all your missing is the proper codex. You may need to install
something like powerdvd or windvd
 
Did your computer come with decoder software/player eg PowerDVD(most drives
would come with player software of some description) or, the hardware must
be able to decode the disk to play it, eg a PCI interface decoder card, that
you plug the IDE cable to the DVD player into, rather than to the
motherboard IDE port.
 
thank u 4 your help downloaded power dvd , and can play dvd,s now but not on
win media , any more sugestions gratefull, i have nero decoders as i have dvd
r/w thank u
 
Nero PureVision Decoders should let you use WMP as long as they are still
current and not expired. So should PowerDVD and/or WinDVD.... Did you
reboot after the installation?
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows
 
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