Can't Run Window's Media Player

Hi--I just got Windows XP Pro intalled on my Dell Inspiron 1100 after it
crashed. I assumed the media player would work for watching DVDs, but when I
click the icon or right-click it and say 'play" nothing at all happens.

When I insert the DVD it gives me the option of running it, but again
nothing happens. It recognizes the name of the DVD but that's all.

I tried downloading the decoder recommended on the Microsoft page (Roxio)
for $15, but that hasn't done anything.

Can anyone tell me in **very** simple language, as I have no computer
knowledge, what to do?

Thanks very much!

In WMP,click on tools,options,locate the add-on tab,select the decoder
to add to the list,edit the other tabs..

"Singout" wrote:

> Hi--I just got Windows XP Pro intalled on my Dell Inspiron 1100 after it
> crashed. I assumed the media player would work for watching DVDs, but when I
> click the icon or right-click it and say 'play" nothing at all happens.
>
> When I insert the DVD it gives me the option of running it, but again
> nothing happens. It recognizes the name of the DVD but that's all.
>
> I tried downloading the decoder recommended on the Microsoft page (Roxio)
> for $15, but that hasn't done anything.
>
> Can anyone tell me in **very** simple language, as I have no computer
> knowledge, what to do?
>
> Thanks very much!

So this is a clean Windows XP install? That probably means that you
still have WMP version 10. I would suggest to install WMP 11 first, and
see if that fixes it.

Regards

--
Tim De Baets
http://www.bm-productions.tk

On 12/06/2010 18:52, Singout wrote:
> Hi--I just got Windows XP Pro intalled on my Dell Inspiron 1100 after it
> crashed. I assumed the media player would work for watching DVDs, but when I
> click the icon or right-click it and say 'play" nothing at all happens.
>
> When I insert the DVD it gives me the option of running it, but again
> nothing happens. It recognizes the name of the DVD but that's all.
>
> I tried downloading the decoder recommended on the Microsoft page (Roxio)
> for $15, but that hasn't done anything.
>
> Can anyone tell me in **very** simple language, as I have no computer
> knowledge, what to do?
>
> Thanks very much!