dvd decoders

mamasa · #1 April 13th, 2007, 03:56 PM

i'm not sure if this is the right forum or not, but hoping someone can help. my dvd player isn't playing properly, and someone suggested that my decoder my not be correct (it's a work computer, passed down). can anyone recommend a free decoder download (if it exists). i'm running xp on a HP OmniBook XE3.

thanks!

renegade600 · #2 April 14th, 2007, 01:18 AM

describe what you mean by not playing properly - be specific including any error messages. Also tell a little about your system, cpu, ram, harddrive size/free space available. What media player do you use to play your dvd's

mamasa · #3 April 16th, 2007, 07:11 PM

I get an error message on my computer when I try to play a DVD. If I use WMPlayer, I get "Windows Media Player cannot play this DVD because a problem occurred with digital copyright protection"
Error ID=00xC00D1163
If I use MediaMatics i get "There is a problem with the copy protection system withing the DVD-ROM drive. Playback cannon continue. Press OK to close the Player".

i have an HP Omnibook XE3, with a Pentium III processor, 693 MHz, 256 MB RAM. running xp Pro with service pack 2. the dvd drive is a toshiba DVD-ROM SD-R2002. i can play cd's no problem, and non copyrighted dvd's. the regions are correct. on my hard drive, i have 12.1 GB of 18.3 GB free. i use WMP to play, but have mediamatics installed, as well as DirectDVD.

thanks!

teabag87 · #4 September 9th, 2007, 11:53 AM

If you're after a free decoder, then K-Lite Codec pack is very good. You can download it from here: http://www.free-codecs.com/download/...Codec_Pack.htm

Also, have a look at this Microsoft "Knowledge Base" Support article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283620/en-us
It sounds exactly like the problem that you describe.

I hope this helps!