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I've installed Vista on a laptop but cannot find a DVD player that will play commercial DVD's. Is there any that will work on Vista ? I'm using the 32 bit version but will also install the 64 bit on another PC so the same question for that. It just seems weird that Media Player wont play my media. (Dido at Brixton DVD)
Mike

It probably just needs codecs.
"Mike" wrote in message

I've installed Vista on a laptop but cannot find a DVD player that will play commercial DVD's. Is there any that will work on Vista ? I'm using the 32 bit version but will also install the 64 bit on another PC so the same question for that. It just seems weird that Media Player wont play my media. (Dido at Brixton DVD)
Mike

Hey Mike, Either update the Codex for WMP11 or try Power DVD or Nero. The ultra Nero suite works fine on mine.
"Mike" wrote:

I've installed Vista on a laptop but cannot find a DVD player that will play commercial DVD's. Is there any that will work on Vista ? I'm using the 32 bit version but will also install the 64 bit on another PC so the same question for that. It just seems weird that Media Player wont play my media. (Dido at Brixton DVD)
Mike

"John Smith" wrote in message

Hey Mike, Either update the Codex for WMP11 or try Power DVD or Nero. The ultra Nero suite works fine on mine.

I cannot get the nero demo to install on mine. It extracts the files, I go to setup but it doesn't run. Any ideas?

Hi Beck,
Right click setup, use the option to run as administrator.
-- Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
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"John Smith" wrote in message Hey Mike, Either update the Codex for WMP11 or try Power DVD or Nero. The ultra Nero suite works fine on mine.
I cannot get the nero demo to install on mine. It extracts the files, I go to setup but it doesn't run. Any ideas?

"Rick Rogers" wrote in message

Hi Beck,
Right click setup, use the option to run as administrator.

That doesn't work either. If I click on installer it starts the setup and then says nero must be installed with setupx msi starter. If I click on the msi starter nothing happens.

It is funny you should say Nero 7 works on your system. I just tried to install the latest release and got a message specifically stating it would not work with Vista.
Clark
"John Smith" wrote in message

Hey Mike, Either update the Codex for WMP11 or try Power DVD or Nero. The ultra Nero suite works fine on mine.
"Mike" wrote:
I've installed Vista on a laptop but cannot find a DVD player that will play commercial DVD's. Is there any that will work on Vista ? I'm using the 32 bit version but will also install the 64 bit on another PC so the same question for that. It just seems weird that Media Player wont play my media. (Dido at Brixton DVD)
Mike

On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 09:34:34 +0100, Mike wrote:

I've installed Vista on a laptop but cannot find a DVD player that will play commercial DVD's. Is there any that will work on Vista ? I'm using the 32 bit version but will also install the 64 bit on another PC so the same question for that. It just seems weird that Media Player wont play my media. (Dido at Brixton DVD)
Mike

Media Player played DVDs on my system from the first install of Vista. Did not install any extra software or drivers for it unless Vista detected I had a DVD drive and did it itself.

Did you try the Dvd player that is built into Media Center?
"Rctfreak" wrote:

On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 09:34:34 +0100, Mike wrote:
I've installed Vista on a laptop but cannot find a DVD player that will play commercial DVD's. Is there any that will work on Vista ? I'm using the 32 bit version but will also install the 64 bit on another PC so the same question for that. It just seems weird that Media Player wont play my media. (Dido at Brixton DVD)
Mike
Media Player played DVDs on my system from the first install of Vista. Did not install any extra software or drivers for it unless Vista detected I had a DVD drive and did it itself.

Nero Showtime, included in Nero 6 package, works. Carlos
"Mike" wrote:

I've installed Vista on a laptop but cannot find a DVD player that will play commercial DVD's. Is there any that will work on Vista ? I'm using the 32 bit version but will also install the 64 bit on another PC so the same question for that. It just seems weird that Media Player wont play my media. (Dido at Brixton DVD)
Mike

JacKSProuT wrote:

Did you try the Dvd player that is built into Media Center?
"Rctfreak" wrote:
On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 09:34:34 +0100, Mike wrote:
I've installed Vista on a laptop but cannot find a DVD player that will play commercial DVD's. Is there any that will work on Vista ? I'm using the 32 bit version but will also install the 64 bit on another PC so the same question for that. It just seems weird that Media Player wont play my media. (Dido at Brixton DVD)
Mike Media Player played DVDs on my system from the first install of Vista. Did not install any extra software or drivers for it unless Vista detected I had a DVD drive and did it itself.
No, did not know there was one, I've not tried MC yet.

Tried Nero 7, the released V7 and the latest release but it will not install.
I'll try Media Centre and then PowerDVD.
Thanks for the assistance
Mike

"Mike" wrote:

I've installed Vista on a laptop but cannot find a DVD player that will play commercial DVD's. Is there any that will work on Vista ? I'm using the 32 bit version but will also install the 64 bit on another PC so the same question for that. It just seems weird that Media Player wont play my media. (Dido at Brixton DVD)

WMP11 is able to play the DVDs

BillD wrote:

"Mike" wrote:
I've installed Vista on a laptop but cannot find a DVD player that will play commercial DVD's. Is there any that will work on Vista ? I'm using the 32 bit version but will also install the 64 bit on another PC so the same question for that. It just seems weird that Media Player wont play my media. (Dido at Brixton DVD)
WMP11 is able to play the DVDs

Not for me. (DVD Videos) I get an error about DRM and it will not play. Nero 7 (latest) will not even install.