DVD Decoder

[BlueSpud]

I recently installed XP Home on my old home PC, a 1.3gh celron, and it's great. However, I cant play DVD's. I have tried a couple of players, Media Player & Interactual, and they both tell me that I do not have a DVD decoder. This is on the same machine that WinME let me play DVDs on Interactual. Do I need a separate piece of software to make this happen, and if so what is it & importantly, is it free or is there a free version. Enough money has gone into this old PC recently......

 

[ClubMan]

Yes - you probably need to download a suitable codec for the media player software that you use. See .

 

[machalla]

Try here

http://www.free-codecs.com/

Also have a look at media player classic.

Another good choice for playing just about anything is vlc.

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

 

[Guest124]

Just downloaded vlc media player last night as I had a mkv file to play. Anybody like to comment on this player?

 

[G123]

In my experience VLC is an excellent bit of software and plays almost anything you throw at it.

Wish my ordinary DVD player was as flexible