Why OH! Why can't I play DVD's in Windows Media player for Vista anymore??

As the subject line says : Why OH! Why can't I play DVD's in Windows Media
Player for Vista anymore??

This is what I have installed as for the Windows Media Player for Vista.

Look at ALL the listed under "MPEG/DVD Filters" I have. So why in the hell
I can't play simple retail movie DVD's anymore.



Windows Media Player
Version 11.0.6000.6344
Operating System
Version: 6.0.6000 System Locale: en-US
Service Pack: 0.0 User Locale: en-US
Build Lab: 6000.vista_gdr.071009-1548 Geo ID: United States
Type: Workstation DRM Version: 11.0.6000.6324
Architecture: x86 Indiv Version: 2.9.0.1
Processors: 2

Media Player Binaries
Name Version Name Version Name Version
wmp.dll 11.0.6000.6344 wmlaunch.exe 11.0.6000.6324 wmpshell.dll
11.0.6000.6324
wmplayer.exe 11.0.6000.6344 wmpband.dll 11.0.6000.6324 wmpsyncmgr.dll
11.0.6000.6324
wmploc.dll 11.0.6000.6344 wmpcm.dll 11.0.6000.6324 wmpconfig.exe
11.0.6000.6344
wmpps.dll 11.0.6000.6324 mpvis.dll 11.0.6000.6324 wmvcore.dll 11.0.6000.6324
wmpeffects.dll 11.0.6000.6324 wmpdxm.dll 11.0.6000.6324 mf.dll
11.0.6000.6324

Other Binaries
Name Version Name Version Name Version
drmv2clt.dll 11.0.6000.6324 cewmdm.dll 11.0.6000.6324 NTMARTA.DLL
6.0.6000.16386
msnetobj.dll 11.0.6000.6324 imagehlp.dll 6.0.6000.16470 PROPSYS.dll
6.0.6000.16386
Cabinet.dll 6.0.6000.16386 WINTRUST.dll 6.0.6000.16386 USERENV.dll
6.0.6000.16386
cryptnet.dll 6.0.6000.16386 mswmdm.dll 11.0.6000.6324 SETUPAPI.dll
6.0.6000.16386
GPAPI.dll 6.0.6000.16386 pnrpnsp.dll 6.0.6000.16386 ctagent.dll 6.0.1.1304
BCRYPT.dll 6.0.6000.16386 napinsp.dll 6.0.6000.16386 MSIMG32.dll
6.0.6000.16386
ncrypt.dll 6.0.6000.16386 winrnr.dll 6.0.6000.16386 urlmon.dll
7.0.6000.16575
windowscodecs.dll 6.0.6000.16493 wship6.dll 6.0.6000.16386 WMASF.DLL
11.0.6000.6345
msxml3.dll 8.90.1101.0 msimtf.dll 6.0.6000.16386 Secur32.dll 6.0.6000.16386
upnp.dll 6.0.6000.16386 rasadhlp.dll 6.0.6000.16386 iertutil.dll
7.0.6000.16386
FirewallAPI.dll 6.0.6000.16501 dhcpcsvc6.DLL 6.0.6000.16512 Normaliz.dll
6.0.6000.16386
d3d8thk.dll 6.0.6000.16386 WINNSI.DLL 6.0.6000.16386 WININET.dll
7.0.6000.16575
D3D8.DLL 6.0.6000.16386 DNSAPI.dll 6.0.6000.16386 SXS.DLL 6.0.6000.16386
mshtmled.dll 7.0.6000.16575 dhcpcsvc.DLL 6.0.6000.16512 rsaenh.dll
6.0.6000.16386
midimap.dll 6.0.6000.16386 IPHLPAPI.DLL 6.0.6000.16386 jscript.dll
5.7.0.6000
MSACM32.dll 6.0.6000.16386 NLAapi.dll 6.0.6000.16386 CLBCatQ.DLL
2001.12.6930.16386
msacm32.drv 6.0.6000.16386 wshtcpip.dll 6.0.6000.16386 gdiplus.dll
5.2.6000.16386
ksuser.dll 6.0.6000.16386 mswsock.dll 6.0.6000.16386 dwmapi.dll
6.0.6000.16386
wdmaud.drv 6.0.6000.16386 msls31.dll 3.10.349.0 dbghelp.dll 6.0.6000.16386
comdlg32.dll 6.0.6000.16386 mshtml.dll 7.0.6000.16587 SHELL32.dll
6.0.6000.16513
Flash9e.ocx 9.0.115.0 MLANG.dll 6.0.6000.16386 OLEACC.dll 4.2.5406.0
WINSPOOL.DRV 6.0.6000.16386 apphelp.dll 6.0.6000.16386 WINMM.dll
6.0.6000.16386
iepeers.dll 7.0.6000.16386 ieframe.dll 7.0.6000.16575 MSVFW32.dll
6.0.6000.16513
thumbcache.dll 6.0.6000.16386 schannel.dll 6.0.6000.16508 VERSION.dll
6.0.6000.16386
pngfilt.dll 7.0.6000.16386 MSASN1.dll 6.0.6000.16386 OLEAUT32.dll
6.0.6000.16386
IMGUTIL.DLL 7.0.6000.16386 CRYPT32.dll 6.0.6000.16425 SHLWAPI.dll
6.0.6000.16386
Dxtmsft.dll 7.0.6000.16575 credssp.dll 6.0.6000.16386 COMCTL32.dll
6.10.6000.16386
atiumdva.dll 7.14.10.178 sensapi.dll 6.0.6000.16386 ole32.dll 6.0.6000.16386
atiumdag.dll 7.14.10.555 rtutils.dll 6.0.6000.16386 AVRT.dll 6.0.6000.16386
DCIMAN32.dll 6.0.6000.16386 TAPI32.dll 6.0.6000.16386 uxtheme.dll
6.0.6000.16386
DDRAW.dll 6.0.6000.16386 NETAPI32.dll 6.0.6000.16386 USP10.dll
1.626.6000.16386
ddrawex.dll 6.0.6000.16386 rasman.dll 6.0.6000.16386 LPK.DLL 6.0.6000.16386
ATL.DLL 3.5.2284.0 RASAPI32.dll 6.0.6000.16386 msvcrt.dll 7.0.6000.16386
Dxtrans.dll 7.0.6000.16575 MFPlat.DLL 11.0.6000.6324 MSCTF.dll
6.0.6000.16386
slc.dll 6.0.6000.16509 audioeng.dll 6.0.6000.16386 IMM32.DLL 6.0.6000.16386
SSDPAPI.dll 6.0.6000.16386 audioses.dll 6.0.6000.16386 GDI32.dll
6.0.6000.16386
WINHTTP.dll 6.0.6000.16386 MMDevApi.dll 6.0.6000.16386 USER32.dll
6.0.6000.16438
upnphost.dll 6.0.6000.16386 SAMLIB.dll 6.0.6000.16386 RPCRT4.dll
6.0.6000.16525
wmdmps.dll 11.0.6000.6324 PSAPI.DLL 6.0.6000.16386 ADVAPI32.dll
6.0.6000.16386
PortableDeviceApi.dll 6.0.6000.16386 NSI.dll 6.0.6000.16386 kernel32.dll
6.0.6000.16386
PortableDeviceTypes.dll 6.0.6000.16386 WS2_32.dll 6.0.6000.16386 ntdll.dll
6.0.6000.16386
wpdsp.dll 6.0.6000.16386 WLDAP32.dll 6.0.6000.16386

Audio Codecs

Type Name Format Binary Version
ACM Microsoft IMA ADPCM CODEC 0011 imaadp32.acm 6.0.6000.16386
ACM Microsoft CCITT G.711 A-Law and u-Law CODEC 0007 msg711.acm
6.0.6000.16386
ACM Microsoft GSM 6.10 Audio CODEC 0031 msgsm32.acm 6.0.6000.16386
ACM Microsoft ADPCM CODEC 0002 msadp32.acm 6.0.6000.16386
ACM Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec (decode only) 0055 l3codeca.acm
1.9.0.401
ACM Microsoft PCM Converter 0001
DMO WMAudio Decoder DMO 0160, 0161, 0162, 0163 WMADMOD.DLL 11.0.6000.6324
DMO WMAPro over S/PDIF DMO 0162 WMADMOD.DLL 11.0.6000.6324
DMO WMSpeech Decoder DMO 000A, 000B WMSPDMOD.DLL 11.0.6000.6324
DMO MP3 Decoder DMO 0055 mp3dmod.dll 11.0.6000.6324

Video Codecs

Type Name Format Binary Version
ICM Microsoft RLE MRLE msrle32.dll 6.0.6000.16513
ICM Microsoft Video 1 MSVC msvidc32.dll 6.0.6000.16513
ICM Microsoft YUV UYVY msyuv.dll 6.0.6000.16386
ICM Intel IYUV codec IYUV iyuv_32.dll 6.0.6000.16386
ICM Toshiba YUV Codec Y411 tsbyuv.dll 6.0.6000.16386
ICM Cinepak Codec by Radius cvid iccvid.dll 1.10.0.12
ICM DivX® 6.0 Codec divx DivX.dll 6.0.0.1571
ICM DivX® 6.0 YV12 Codec yv12 DivX.dll 6.0.0.1571
DMO Mpeg4s Decoder DMO mp4s, MP4S, m4s2, M4S2 mp4sdecd.dll 11.0.6000.6324
DMO WMV Screen decoder DMO MSS1, MSS2 wmvsdecd.dll 11.0.6000.6324
DMO WMVideo Decoder DMO WMV1, WMV2, WMV3, WMVP, WVP2, WMVR, WMVA, WVC1
wmvdecod.dll 11.0.6000.6324
DMO Sonic AVC Decoder DMO Ëq-, 8û8ð, AVC1, VSSH, H264 sonich264dec_dmo.dll
1.0.60219.0
DMO Mpeg43 Decoder DMO mp43, MP43 mp43decd.dll 11.0.6000.6324
DMO Mpeg4 Decoder DMO MPG4, mpg4, mp42, MP42 mpg4decd.dll 11.0.6000.6324

MPEG/DVD Filters

Type Name Binary Version
video MPV Decoder Filter Mpeg2DecFilter.ax 1.0.0.3
video CyberLink Video/SP Decoder (PDVD7) CLVsd.ax 6.0.0.3614
video ArcSoft MPEG Video Decoder mpgvideo.ax 2.4.1.48
video Sonic Cinemaster® VideoDecoder 4.1 CinemasterVideo.dll 4.2.0.180
video CyberLink Video/SP Decoder (PCM45) CLVSD.ax 6.0.0.3402
video ATI MPEG Video Decoder atimpenc.dll 9.14.0.60817
video Microsoft MPEG-2 Video Decoder msmpeg2vdec.dll 11.0.5840.6324
video CyberLink Video/SP Decoder (ShEX) CLImageVSD.ax 6.0.0.1625
video Roxio Smart Encoder MPEG2VidCodec.dll 9.1.1.17
video roxio DCFilters Mpeg I/II Decoder DCFilters9.dll 9.1.1.69
video Roxio Smart Decoder MPEG2VidCodec.dll 9.1.1.17
video Roxio MPEG2 Video Decoder MPEG2VidCodec.dll 9.1.1.17
video CBVA DMO wrapper filter cbva.dll 6.0.6000.16386
video Roxio MPEG2 Encoder MPEG2VidCodec.dll 9.1.1.17
video ATI CC Multiplexer atidvcr.dll 9.15.0.20713
video Sonic MPEG Video Decoder sonicdsmpeg.ax 1.1.5960.0
video Sonic MPEG-2 Video Decoder sonicm2vd.ax 1.0.197.60322
video CyberLink SAC Video Decoder(PDVD7 HomeNetwork) CLVSD.ax 6.0.0.2122
video CyberLink MPEG Video Decoder PCMDV_mmv.ax 4.0.0.3013
video PP MPEG Video Decoder ppmmv.ax 6.0.0.805
video CyberLink Video/SP Decoder PCMBVSD.ax 6.0.0.1919
video PCM Video/SP Decoder PCMRVSD.ax 6.0.0.3922
audio AC3Filter ac3filter.cpl 1.0.1.0
audio CyberLink Audio Decoder (PCM45) CLAud.ax 6.0.0.3021
audio CyberLink Audio Decoder (PDVD7) CLAud.ax 6.1.0.3613
audio ArcSoft MPEG Audio Decoder mpgaudio.ax 2.4.2.16
audio Sonic Cinemaster® Audio Decoder 4.2 CinemasterAudio.DLL 4.2.0.158
audio Microsoft MPEG-1/DD Audio Decoder msmpeg2adec.dll 11.0.5840.6324
audio CyberLink Audio Wizard CLAudWizard.ax 1.0.0.1116
audio PCM Audio Decoder PCMRAud.ax 6.0.0.3507
audio CyberLink Audio Decoder MDAUD.ax 6.0.0.1620
audio PP Audio Decoder claud.ax 6.0.0.903
audio CyberLink Audio Decoder (PDVD7 UPnP) CLAud.ax 6.0.0.1803
audio Sonic MPEG Audio Decoder sonicdsmpeg.ax 1.1.5960.0
audio CyberLink Audio Decoder PCMBclaud.ax 6.0.0.1210

Plug-ins

None Found

Services

Name Key Binary Version
Audible.com Audible
eMusic emusic
FaroLatino.com :. Free Music Downloads .: FaroLatino11_EN
Live365 Radio Network Live365
Media Guide MediaGuide
MIXPLAY MIXPLAY_USA
Movielink MovieLink
MusicGiants HD Music Store MusicGiants
Napster Napster
PassAlong Music Store PassAlong
PayPlay.FM Music Downloads PayPlay.FM
Puretracks.com Puretracks
SongTouch SongTouch
URGE MTVN
V CAST Music VCastMusic
VidZone VidZone
XM Radio Online XMRadio

Content Partner

None Found

 

More Info...

OK,

About two weeks ago I could play retail movie DVD's in the Vista Windows
Media Player, now I can't. I have not installed any other software or
changed anything. In fact everything has been like it is for a year now.

Of course, I could use the other DVD players I have installed, but, I like
to use Vista Windows Media player overall.

I have "Microsoft Vista Home Premium 32-Bit OS.

Also, I have had already installed, Cyberlink PowerDVD 7 Deluxe with
advanced audio packs and Cyberlink PowerDVD SE Vista for Windows media
player in Vista, Roxio Easy Media Creator 9 with Sonic CinePlayer DVD
Decoder for Windows Media Player in Vista.


Complete error message in Vista Windows Media Player when I pop a retail
movie DVD in the DVD drive :

"Windows Media Player encountered a problem while playing the file. For
additional assistance, click Web Help."

The so called "Web Help" tells me to go to the "Microsoft Communities" to
find help here, Which I did.

 

As the subject line says : Why OH! Why can't I play DVD's in Windows Media

The first thing I would try would be a restore to a point when it was known
to work - say a month ago. If the stars align right you will be sitting
pretty.
Do any other media players like the Cyberlink one play retail DVDs? On my
non-Vista Dell machine I recently did a scorched earth reinstall and I could
not play DVD's - Microsoft give you links for commercial (you pay for) DVD
playing software. Like a pig looking for truffles I rooted in my box of
install CDs and found a Plextor DVD that had a Roxio DVD player - once I
installed that Windows Media Player worked OK.

Can you borrow an external USB DVD drive - if this played DVD's ok problem
could be hardware.