Playing DVDs

When I load a dvd, it says that:
"Windows Media Player cannot play the DVD because a problem occurred with
digital copyright protection."
Can I get help with this?

Is it a legitimate DVD you purchased?

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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"trevor" wrote:

| When I load a dvd, it says that:
| "Windows Media Player cannot play the DVD because a problem occurred with
| digital copyright protection."
| Can I get help with this?

Yes. I have tried several different ones, all resulting in the same outcome.

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> Is it a legitimate DVD you purchased?
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows - Shell/User
> Microsoft Community Newsgroups
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/
>
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> "trevor" wrote:
>
> | When I load a dvd, it says that:
> | "Windows Media Player cannot play the DVD because a problem occurred with
> | digital copyright protection."
> | Can I get help with this?
>
>

Are you trying to output the DVD to a PC monitor or a TV? Did this problem
just occur? When was the last time you played a DVD correctly?
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging



"trevor" <trevor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:14C4BC18-9CCB-40BD-94F1-5A4EB4D6E98E@microsoft.com...
> When I load a dvd, it says that:
> "Windows Media Player cannot play the DVD because a problem occurred with
> digital copyright protection."
> Can I get help with this?

It is being outputted to a pc monitor. This has been going on for a while,
but yes, I was able to play them on my pc at one time. I had uninstalled
Power DVD some time ago. Could that have something to do with it?

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> Are you trying to output the DVD to a PC monitor or a TV? Did this problem
> just occur? When was the last time you played a DVD correctly?
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Printing & Imaging
>
>
>
> "trevor" <trevor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:14C4BC18-9CCB-40BD-94F1-5A4EB4D6E98E@microsoft.com...
> > When I load a dvd, it says that:
> > "Windows Media Player cannot play the DVD because a problem occurred with
> > digital copyright protection."
> > Can I get help with this?
>
>
>

You do have to have DVD decoding software installed on your PC.... PowerDVD
and/or WinDVD are the two most common. Without a version of one of these,
you can't play a DVD.
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging



"trevor" <trevor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1D9E08B4-A4A3-4585-A148-821C891DC76E@microsoft.com...
> It is being outputted to a pc monitor. This has been going on for a while,
> but yes, I was able to play them on my pc at one time. I had uninstalled
> Power DVD some time ago. Could that have something to do with it?
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> Are you trying to output the DVD to a PC monitor or a TV? Did this
>> problem
>> just occur? When was the last time you played a DVD correctly?
>> --
>> Cari (MS-MVP)
>> Printing & Imaging
>>
>>
>>
>> "trevor" <trevor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:14C4BC18-9CCB-40BD-94F1-5A4EB4D6E98E@microsoft.com...
>> > When I load a dvd, it says that:
>> > "Windows Media Player cannot play the DVD because a problem occurred
>> > with
>> > digital copyright protection."
>> > Can I get help with this?
>>
>>
>>