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Media player 9 problems

by lowewilliamcou812 Jan 17, 2006 1:47AM PST

Hi,

I have Media Player 9 on my laptop. After I had to revert my drive to an earlier date, the media player stopped playing DVDs. I tried to delete the media player with the intention of reinstalling. But when I tried I was told that media player 9 hotfix (kb blah blah blah) should not be removed otherwise several other programs would not work properly. So, how can I get my media player to play dvds again?

Simplest options please because I'm not a technological wizard (obviously!) Happy

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The usual.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Jan 17, 2006 2:22AM PST

Uninstall and reinstall the software that plays DVDs. This is NOT WMP. WMP only plays DVDs after the DVD player software (not from Microsoft!) is installed.

Bob

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uninstall the software
by lowewilliamcou812 Jan 18, 2006 1:00AM PST

Which software am I looking for? Am I looking for a specific extension or what?

Thanks!
W

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I can't know this.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Jan 18, 2006 4:47AM PST

You'll have to determine what DVD player software you have. Common names are Windvd and powerdvd.

Bob

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