johnxxiii Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Hello everybody, Whenever I attempt to play DVDs with windows media player I get the following error: Windows Media Player cannot play DVD video. You might need to adjust your Windows display settings. Open display settings in Control Panel, and then try lowering your screen resolution and color quality settings.I have Vista SP 64-bit (clean install), the latest NVIDIA drivers, and the latest K-lite codec pack installed. I even tried the latest Shark007 and CCCP codec packs without success. It seems to me that it's MS blocking it on purpose. I'm wondering if there is some kind of registry setting that might enable DVD playback. TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Account no longer active) Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Have you tried an alternate media player (ie. VLC (v2.0.8 was the best: http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/2.0.8/win32/) or MPC-HC (http://mpc-hc.org/)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 It seems to me that it's MS blocking it on purpose. I'm wondering if there is some kind of registry setting that might enable DVD playback. /sigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaP Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I'm surprised some people still use wmp to watch video and dvd. MPC-HC is hands down a better video player. Anibal P 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiB3R Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Shiranui, Max Norris and Anibal P 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I'm surprised some people still use wmp to watch video and dvd. MPC-HC is hands down a better video player. Better in terms of support and features, yes. However, for stuff that Windows natively supports, WMP is still the best in terms of performance and picture quality. VLC is noticeably worst at picture quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Don't install codec packs, that often makes it worse. Any chance it's an RPC-1 drive? That won't work either. Might try and see if Windows 7 works better with it - it has better codec support (amongst everything else). Definitely worth looking into. (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krome Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 You can try this trick. Download and install Total Video Player and then use Media Player to play the VOB or the DVD... If the VOB file works, you can then uninstall it... and try to play VOB files on Media Player again after you finish uninstalling Total Video Player... I think at this point, you still can play VOB files or DVD on Windows Media Player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ve7878 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Do you have a second monitor attached? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnxxiii Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 Don't install codec packs, that often makes it worse. Any chance it's an RPC-1 drive? That won't work either. Might try and see if Windows 7 works better with it - it has better codec support (amongst everything else). Definitely worth looking into. (Y) No, I don't think it's RPC-1. Also, the DVD I want to play is region free, so I do't think that's an issue. Do you have a second monitor attached? No, just one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddman Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Hello everybody, Whenever I attempt to play DVDs with windows media player I get the following error: Windows Media Player cannot play DVD video. You might need to adjust your Windows display settings. Open display settings in Control Panel, and then try lowering your screen resolution and color quality settings.I have Vista SP 64-bit (clean install), the latest NVIDIA drivers, and the latest K-lite codec pack installed. I even tried the latest Shark007 and CCCP codec packs without success. It seems to me that it's MS blocking it on purpose. I'm wondering if there is some kind of registry setting that might enable DVD playback. TIA Codec packs; among the worst things that could happen to windows. All they do is to mess up things. WMP is capable of playing DVDs without them. For formats that it cannot play, I suggest you go with MPC-HC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToneKnee Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 As others pointed out, Windows Vista already had DVD codecs to begin with and installed codec packs have probably broke this setup. My advice would be to remove all the codec packs you have installed and installed VLC and MPC-HC for all your video playing needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnxxiii Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 As others pointed out, Windows Vista already had DVD codecs to begin with and installed codec packs have probably broke this setup. My advice would be to remove all the codec packs you have installed and installed VLC and MPC-HC for all your video playing needs. No, I'm using Vista Basic edition, it doesn't have any DVD codecs. I used to be able to play DVDs under XP with just K-lite installed, why can't I do the same under Vista ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted August 6, 2014 Veteran Share Posted August 6, 2014 With Windows Vista, 7, and 8 you require a DVD Decoding license in order to watch DVD's this is due to copyright complaints to microsoft about not requiring them. that is why you will see a lot of OEMs will include cyberlink and the like with computers, this is to allow for the playback of DVDs on the system. You can get around this by installing VLC or other similar applications as they have the Decoding built in however, they will not provide the ability to play them in Windows Media Player. Ian W 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddman Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 No, I'm using Vista Basic edition, it doesn't have any DVD codecs. I used to be able to play DVDs under XP with just K-lite installed, why can't I do the same under Vista ? Oh, I see. Yeah, home basic lacks a DVD codec. I think you could add DVD playback by installing FFDShow. It's a codec and not a pack, so it's cleaner. You might want to try it. http://ffdshow-tryout.sourceforge.net/ Still, I'd recommend MPC-HC. It's small, light and has a lot more features compared to WMP. It even has a portable version if you don't want to install it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 What relevance does this have to the topic? If you are not going to help the OP, why do you bother to reply? Johnxxiii, as others have mentioned, you will need to use a third-party program, such as VLC Media Player, to play DVDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John.D Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 With Windows Vista, 7, and 8 you require a DVD Decoding license in order to watch DVD's this is due to copyright complaints to microsoft about not requiring them. that is why you will see a lot of OEMs will include cyberlink and the like with computers, this is to allow for the playback of DVDs on the system. You can get around this by installing VLC or other similar applications as they have the Decoding built in however, they will not provide the ability to play them in Windows Media Player. Depends on the version of windows. Win 8.1 Pro with media center will play DVD's. Just tried one it plays it. And I'm pretty sure Win 7 Pro media player plays them too. Without a 3rd party program However you may need a 3rd party program for bluray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiB3R Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 What relevance does this have to the topic? If you are not going to help the OP, why do you bother to reply? Johnxxiii, as others have mentioned, you will need to use a third-party program, such as VLC Media Player, to play DVDs. It's a joke. The joke is relevant because the OP is running an obsolete operating system. Did that really need pointing out to you? Lighten up man, nobody is paying you to police the internet (or suck the fun out of it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 It's a joke. The joke is relevant because the OP is running an obsolete operating system. Did that really need pointing out to you? Lighten up man, nobody is paying you to police the internet (or suck the fun out of it). I wouldn't consider Vista SP2 obsolete. And yes, I know that it was a joke. That was my point. Jokes don't help the OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Norris Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 I wouldn't consider Vista SP2 obsolete.Same, it's actually decent with the last service pack, never mind drivers caught up years ago, and it still has three years of life left in it too, hardly obsolete. Personally I'd still take 7 over Vista any day as in my opinion it's a lot better, but *shrug* people are free to use what they like. I chuckled at the image though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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