DVD's Won't Run

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Dragonman - 29 Apr 2008 22:44 GMT

I've just bought a new laptop with Vista Business as its OS. I can't get my
DVD's to play. By default I've set up Media Player. Vists connects
automatically to a Media Centre which offers several normal options for what
you want such as play CD, Video, DVD etc. However when I insert a DVD I get
a message to the effect that it can't be played because the DVD Area Code is
wrong. There is an option with a drop down menu to change the area code
which I've done for Western Europe - Area Code 2.

Nonetheless the little devil still won't play. Does anyone have any ideas
please on what's wrong?

Steve

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John Inzer - 30 Apr 2008 00:25 GMT

> I've just bought a new laptop with Vista Business as its OS. I can't
> get my DVD's to play. By default I've set up Media Player. Vists
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>
> Steve

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No guarantees but maybe the following
freeware would be worth a try:

AVS DVD Player
http://www.avsmedia.com/DVDPlayer/index.aspx

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Dragonman - 30 Apr 2008 13:16 GMT

Thank you John. Your solution has worked. Cheers.

Steve

> > I've just bought a new laptop with Vista Business as its OS. I can't
> > get my DVD's to play. By default I've set up Media Player. Vists
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> AVS DVD Player
> http://www.avsmedia.com/DVDPlayer/index.aspx

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John Inzer - 30 Apr 2008 14:09 GMT

> Thank you John. Your solution has worked. Cheers.
>
> Steve

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You're welcome.

Thanks for the update.

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