i did a clean install of windows vista ultimate on my pc. but when i m putting a video dvd in my dvd drive it doesnot recognize the disc and shows that the dvd drive is empty. i m not able to play and video dvd. i am facing problems only in vista earlier i was able to play all these dvds in xp. what am i doing wrong?
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Vista is the same as other Windows OS's in that it doesn't include a MPEG-2 codec which is needed to play DVDs. This is because of copyright reasons. Have you installed a software DVD player that includes the MPEG-2 codec?
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i m not saying tht dvd is not playing for that first windows shuld detect the dvd in the drive which it doesn't detect
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doesn't it detect any dvds ? does cds work in the dvd drive? maybe some vista driver problems.
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Originally Posted by sweety_21234only .vob files not playing
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if your computer does not even show/recognize a retail DVD
it does appear that you have a VISTA problem
go to the drives mfg, website and see if they have an updated driver for vista
you should be able to do this from the the device manage in the control panel, find the drive and open properties and click on 'update driver' -
Originally Posted by redwudz
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VISTA BUSINESS does not include a DVD player.
Any free codecs out there for Vista DVD playback? -
Originally Posted by sweety_21234
EDIT - I just tried a DVD on my 32-bit Vista Ultimate. WMP opened and then did nothing - I had to kill it.
However, opening Windows Media Center (Start/All Programs) and selecting Play DVD worked!John Miller -
Originally Posted by Faustus
I have my Vista computer apart for case upgrades, but I will have to try a DVD when I get it set up again. About time, MS.
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Hello found this discussion and want to share my findings.
I´m testing Vista Ultimate. Legal version!. I´m testing this version because i want to use it for media center.
When i want to play a dvd (copy) Vista hangs When i use the original dvd it works.
The copy is working fine under windows XP. If a take a data disc (dvd) no problems. It only gives problems with copy´s.
ps: from all the copy´s i also have the original. I´m not talking about downloaded content.
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