DVD Playback Problem

Cerberus · 09-11-2006, 12:59 AM

My computer/dvd-drive recognizes that I have a DVD in the drive and displays the name in My Computer but, when I try and open it in Windows Media Player, I get an error and have to shut down the program. It won't open in Winamp or PowerDVD.

DVD Decrypter and DVD Shrink can open it no problem though.

Why can't I watch it on my computer? I have a Lite-On SHM 165H6S.

SirKenin · 09-11-2006, 02:58 AM

It sounds like you are having decoder problems. Try uninstalling and reinstalling (or otherwise repairing) the codec.

Cerberus · 09-11-2006, 03:11 AM

That's what I ended up doing. I uninstalled/reinstalled WMP but that didn't do anything. After a little bit of searching I found others with the problem and uninstalling PowerDVD did the trick.

It was weird - after I downloaded a trial PowerDVD, WMP decided to update and now plays DVDs fine...

SirKenin · 09-11-2006, 03:50 AM

Cool

As long as it's working.

09-11-2006, 12:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
Cerberus New Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 11	DVD Playback Problem - Software issue? My computer/dvd-drive recognizes that I have a DVD in the drive and displays the name in My Computer but, when I try and open it in Windows Media Player, I get an error and have to shut down the program. It won't open in Winamp or PowerDVD. DVD Decrypter and DVD Shrink can open it no problem though. Why can't I watch it on my computer? I have a Lite-On SHM 165H6S.

09-11-2006, 03:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
Cerberus New Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 11	That's what I ended up doing. I uninstalled/reinstalled WMP but that didn't do anything. After a little bit of searching I found others with the problem and uninstalling PowerDVD did the trick. It was weird - after I downloaded a trial PowerDVD, WMP decided to update and now plays DVDs fine... __________________ Intel Conroe E6700 Asus P5N-32 SLi SE Deluxe eVGA nVidia GeForce 7900GTX Corsair XMS2 2 x 1GB RAM Enermax Noisetaker II 600W

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09-11-2006, 02:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
SirKenin banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,711	It sounds like you are having decoder problems. Try uninstalling and reinstalling (or otherwise repairing) the codec.

09-11-2006, 03:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
SirKenin banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,711	Cool As long as it's working.