VCD not playing - tried everything

[briannedahlin]

Hi there~
I'll try not to make this too long winded

I recently purchased a VCD from someone and upon receiving it in the mail, I found that it wouldn't play on my computer. This was the second VCD I've ever gotten, and the first one worked fine for me (but was purchased from another person). I didn't know what to do, so I did a search on google and found this website. I looked over the FAQ's and the newbie help and the How To's. I downloaded Windows Media Player 7.1 and also the Nimo Lite codec pack (which I installed AFTER the WMP installation) but still every time I try to play it, it gives me the message that "This file type is not supported". I tried downloading various programs that claimed to be able to play VCD's on your PC and none of them worked for me either. I also checked the IOSUBSYS file in my windows folder to make sure that it was in fact there and named correctly, which it was. I am at a loss for what to do next, is it possible that there is something wrong with the VCD and NOT my computer?

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much

~*Brianne*~

[wee haggis]

Maybe its a SVCD or XVCD .....
Check your DVD player here for format compatability.
http://www.vcdhelp.com/dvdplayers

[Nightcrawler]

are you trying too play it on your computer? if so why buy in vcd format? if you are try renaming the .dat file as .mpg and if that wont work then use VCDGear to convert .dat to .mpg