I just purchased a used Dell D620 laptop running Win XP Pro, Service Pack 3.
Windows Media Player will play audio CD's but not movie DVD's. I inserted several movie DVDs (copies and originals), and they aren't being recognized. I don't get any error messages either.
The laptop has PowerDVD decoder installed but I can't tell if it's working or if I need to update it. I bought the laptop via Ebay store and there's no way to contact the previous owner.
So I today installed the K-Lite decoder, but when I run Media Player Classic there is no option to play DVD's.
The laptop has a TSST DVD/CD-ROM drive. When I check its status, it says it's working properly. However the location says 0, if that makes a difference.
Also, the same exact scenario is occuring on my desktop running XP pro and WinDVD. That one has a ATAPI 52X DVD/CD drive. So it doesn't appear the drives are the problem.
Do I need to uninstall these decoders and just purchase a new one? I'd like to avoid the purchase option, naturally. Thanks for any help!
Windows Media Player will play audio CD's but not movie DVD's. I inserted several movie DVDs (copies and originals), and they aren't being recognized. I don't get any error messages either.
The laptop has PowerDVD decoder installed but I can't tell if it's working or if I need to update it. I bought the laptop via Ebay store and there's no way to contact the previous owner.
So I today installed the K-Lite decoder, but when I run Media Player Classic there is no option to play DVD's.
The laptop has a TSST DVD/CD-ROM drive. When I check its status, it says it's working properly. However the location says 0, if that makes a difference.
Also, the same exact scenario is occuring on my desktop running XP pro and WinDVD. That one has a ATAPI 52X DVD/CD drive. So it doesn't appear the drives are the problem.
Do I need to uninstall these decoders and just purchase a new one? I'd like to avoid the purchase option, naturally. Thanks for any help!
