Difference between revisions of "Play DVDs on Windows Media Player"
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#*If the DVD is from another region, there's a very good chance that it will not play. This is because regions are hard-coded into DVD drives to help fight piracy. To play DVDs from other regions, you'll need to flash your DVD player's firmware, which is not recommended unless absolutely necessary. | #*If the DVD is from another region, there's a very good chance that it will not play. This is because regions are hard-coded into DVD drives to help fight piracy. To play DVDs from other regions, you'll need to flash your DVD player's firmware, which is not recommended unless absolutely necessary. | ||
#*If you have another DVD player program installed, it may be messing up Windows Media Player. Either use the other DVD player, or uninstall the program so that Windows Media Player works properly again. | #*If you have another DVD player program installed, it may be messing up Windows Media Player. Either use the other DVD player, or uninstall the program so that Windows Media Player works properly again. | ||
| − | #*Your drive may be physically failing. If this is the case, you'll need to install a replacement. See [[Install | + | #*Your drive may be physically failing. If this is the case, you'll need to install a replacement. See [[Install a DVD Drive|How to Install a DVD Drive]] for details. |
#Install a third-party player if you can't get Windows Media Player to work. There's a good chance that using a program like VLC or MPC-HC will allow you to play DVDs when Windows Media Player isn't working. You can download VLC for free from {{samp|videolan.org/vlc}} and MPC-HC for free from {{samp|mpc-hc.org}}. Both are open-source and free of spyware. | #Install a third-party player if you can't get Windows Media Player to work. There's a good chance that using a program like VLC or MPC-HC will allow you to play DVDs when Windows Media Player isn't working. You can download VLC for free from {{samp|videolan.org/vlc}} and MPC-HC for free from {{samp|mpc-hc.org}}. Both are open-source and free of spyware. | ||
#*Once you've installed the program, use it to load your DVD. These programs won't help if the DVD is from another region, but they should play most DVDs from your region without issue. | #*Once you've installed the program, use it to load your DVD. These programs won't help if the DVD is from another region, but they should play most DVDs from your region without issue. | ||
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#Troubleshoot a DVD that won't play. Sometimes DVDs just won't play, and there are a few things that may be causing this: | #Troubleshoot a DVD that won't play. Sometimes DVDs just won't play, and there are a few things that may be causing this: | ||
#*Your DVD player can likely only play DVDs from the same region. If you're trying to play an import DVD, you may have to do some digging about flashing your DVD player's firmware. | #*Your DVD player can likely only play DVDs from the same region. If you're trying to play an import DVD, you may have to do some digging about flashing your DVD player's firmware. | ||
| − | #*If your DVD player is failing, it won't be able to play DVDs. You may need to install a new DVD player if this is the case. See [[Install | + | #*If your DVD player is failing, it won't be able to play DVDs. You may need to install a new DVD player if this is the case. See [[Install a DVD Drive|How to Install a DVD Drive]] for details. |
== Video == | == Video == | ||
{{Video:Play Dvds on Windows Media Player|}} | {{Video:Play Dvds on Windows Media Player|}} | ||
