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Old 12-27-2006, 11:24 PM
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So, I received the second season of "The Office" from the wife for Christmas, and thought I'd watch it on my laptop. Threw it in, and no go. So I update the player (wmp11) and give it another shot. It tells me I need a mpeg-2 decoder. I look at the decoders that windows suggest, but wonder if there's any other option than buying the decoder.

I tried installing 2 free decoders (codecs for wmp) and still nothing. I'm really not computer savvy with this stuff... I always figured wmp should come with everything needed to play a dvd :1 . So, if you have something that works for you, let me know, I'll try it. Thanks in advance.

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Old 12-27-2006, 11:26 PM
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download.com and search for a free dvd player i am pretty sure you will find one

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Old 12-28-2006, 12:24 AM
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Nearly everything there contains spyware. I guess what I'm asking is, "how did you get your computer to play dvd's?"

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Old 12-28-2006, 12:30 AM
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get windvd....

if its codecs... get klitecodec pack

http://www.free-codecs.com/K_Lite_Co...k_download.htm
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Originally Posted by buk9tp
get windvd....

if its codecs... get klitecodec pack

http://www.free-codecs.com/K_Lite_Co...k_download.htm
You just need a codec pack^^^ most likely.
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Old 12-28-2006, 01:24 AM
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Thank you, Buk. I went ahead and downloaded the k-lite codec standard pack, and it works great. Just a few tweaks to get audio volume up, and it's great!

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