dvd player will not play

[robert70]

I just installed my new dvd rw and all the software that was with it. When I place a store bought dvd in the drive it will not play. The drive is recognized by the computer but nothing plays. Should not the software included " intervidio winDVD 4" allow me to play the dvd? When I attmpt to play the dvd I get an error message telling me to lower myscreen resolution and or color depth. I have the resolution at 600*800 and the color quality at 16 bit but I still get the same message.

Thanks in advance Bob

[rcb]

from the "play" guide ( see l/h column):
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in Windows
To play a DVD you need a software DVD Player, then it is just to insert the DVD in your DVD-ROM and hit Play using any player like PowerDVD or WinDVD.
To play MPEG2 with Windows Media Player you need a software DVD Player installed or a MPEG2 Codec.
To play a copied/ripped DVD you can use WinDVD, rip the entire DVD folder VIDEO_TS with for example Smartripper or DVD Decrypter to a folder called VIDEO_TS on any harddrive root like F:\VIDEO_TS. Then start WinDVD and select F: as the DVD Drive. To play a copied/ripped DVD with PowerDVD you click on the open button and choose Open DVD File from the Hard Disk Drive and open the video_ts.ifo.
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[rcb]

from the "play" guide ( see l/h column):
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in Windows
To play a DVD you need a software DVD Player, then it is just to insert the DVD in your DVD-ROM and hit Play using any player like PowerDVD or WinDVD.
To play MPEG2 with Windows Media Player you need a software DVD Player installed or a MPEG2 Codec.
To play a copied/ripped DVD you can use WinDVD, rip the entire DVD folder VIDEO_TS with for example Smartripper or DVD Decrypter to a folder called VIDEO_TS on any harddrive root like F:\VIDEO_TS. Then start WinDVD and select F: as the DVD Drive. To play a copied/ripped DVD with PowerDVD you click on the open button and choose Open DVD File from the Hard Disk Drive and open the video_ts.ifo.
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