johnfb Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I want to play my DVD's on my laptop...I have a DVD built into my laptop where I can place my DVD's but they wont play....do I need to download free software? I am not a technical guy so forgive my ignorance here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKAsok Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Open 'My Computer' on your desktop. Right click the icon for your DVD drive. Select 'Properties.' Click the 'Autoplay' tab. Adjust settings as necessary... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozymandious Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 (edited) I believe if you're using XP it doesn't come with DVD codex by default. At any rate down load VLC player, it's free, comes with a ton of codex and will play just about anything under the sun. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ Edited November 11, 2008 by ozymandious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjaak327 Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Correct, XP doens't have a DVD decorder. VLC is indeed an excellent suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endure Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I believe if you're using XP it doesn't come with DVD codex by default.At any rate down load VLC player, it's free, comes with a ton of codex and will play just about anything under the sun. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ What he said... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartender100 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 http://www.filehippo.com/download_klite_codec_pack/ This will play everything you want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadish_sweetball Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 I don't think anyone should download a codec pack before they have tried VLC which comes with its own codecs. Much more hassle free to just get VLC. Only if it doesn't work I would try other solutions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary A Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 My Lenovo (IBM) came with a DVD player program built in. The first thing he must know is if the CD drive is capable of playing DVD's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernest1966 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 VLC or my favourite, media player classic coupled with ffdshow, but stick with VLC as there is no hassle with setup if you are a novice. E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_boo Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Another thing that i would recommend for a Windows Weenie to do would be to install dvd43. Strips the CSS encryption on the fly and even lets you use the wonderful Handbrake to transcode your dvds to something you can store on your hdd. But VLC is an excellent suggestion also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassienie Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 (edited) I believe if you're using XP it doesn't come with DVD codex by default.At any rate down load VLC player, it's free, comes with a ton of codex and will play just about anything under the sun. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ What he said... I second that. Plays anything, best Video viewer, the real business. Will play audio too. Edited November 17, 2008 by sassienie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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