Did download a VLC but Win Media Player says" cannot play dvd because a compatible dvd decoder is not installed: Can I try something else?

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Did you try playing the dvd using VLC instead of windows media player?

VLC is a separate player for media files. It will not enable Win media player to play DVDs but WILL play DVDs very nicely on it's own.

If you still want to get win media player to work you might try installing this free codec pack : http://download.cnet.com/Media-Player-Codec-Pack/3000-13632_4-10749065.html

Download.
Install.
Restart computer.

Hopefully you should be good to go.

Good luck ;)

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