Playing a DVD in Windows Media player

[The Green Bean]

Whenever I try to play a DVD in Windows Media player I get an error saying windows media player cannot play the DVD. Try lowering your resolution and Colour. I tried at 800*600 16bit but it stull doesnt work.

Help
TGB

 

[MustISO]

Try PowerDVD or WinDVD.

 

[marmasatt]

Stop messing w/ windows. I've got a few copies of PowerDVD here. Never miss an opportunity to pimp out your own FS stuff

 

[Savij]

VLC media player, it's not pretty, but it's free and it works.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Media Player Classic FTW

 

[BFG10K]

WMP cannot play DVDs without a DVD decoder installed because Windows doesn't come bundled with one.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Media Player Classic FTW

QFFT!

 

[The Green Bean]

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Media Player Classic FTW

QFFT!

That doesnt work either

 

[RSMemphis]

Originally posted by: BFG10K
WMP cannot play DVDs without a DVD decoder installed because Windows doesn't come bundled with one.

This is most likely the answer already. If you had any other DVD program installed, you'd use it. You probably saw that WMP can play DVDs, but it does not come with a decoder, because Microsoft would have to license that. Well, they don't, and so you still have to install a decoder.