New computer no dvd decoder installed

[Administrator]

I recently got a new computer second hand. It was formatted before i purchased it and i had to download the driver for the sound card to enable sound. Now i have tryed a dvd and it will not play. It says i need a dvd decoder.

Should there already be one preinstalled in my computer or is this a problem everyone faces when they buy a computer with a dvd drive?

Should i need to purchase a dvd decoder would anyone be able to recommend a good one?

I am using windows xp.

Any help appreciated.

[Compaq]

Hi mate you need decoding software such as POWERDVD but for the price it costs on its own you would be better buying a new dvd player and fitting it in your computer, you see the dvd software comes free with the player and new players are about £30 you can pay that just for the software............


anyways its upto you but as a say a good software is powerdvd its good quality.

[Administrator]

So... it makes a difference which decoder i use? Some are better quality than others?

Also.. would it not be possible to find out what dvd player i have installed and download the decoder from the web for free?

[Compaq]

you can get demo software free for upto 30 days but there is no software to download to keep without paying for it.

[AngelLaHash]

Well i brought a OEM version of Power DVD 5 off the net
for £10 i think

a mate needed it so i brought it and mmm lent him it

[Shinji]

I don't think any more money needs to be spent.
here is a website for free codec packs
it's quite well known as DivX(a codec creator and provides free codec packs)

the site
http://www.k-litecodecpack.com/

the download link
http://members.home.nl/codecpack/klcodec244f.exe

it's a full version of about 10MB
after the installation of the codecs, no configuration will be needed

[~ServerPoint~]

That is old thread and that was attacked by spamers so I need to close it