[GRLUG] windoz - NOT LINUX

[Bob Kline]

Great!  Thanks.

   -- Bob


On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Matthew Seeley <matthew at threadlight.com>wrote:

> If it's missing a DVD decoder, then there is an easy fix
>
> If you download VideoLAN and install it, does it play the DVD video
> disc? If it does, then it's a software issue, and you just need to get
> a DVD decoder in windows (or just use VideoLan, which won't require
> one)
>
> -- Matt
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 3:42 PM, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
> > A friend had a new DVD unit installed
> > in her Gateway laptop - it's running
> > windoz XP.  The unit played DVD movies
> > before the change.  Now an error message
> > to the effect "needs DVD reader" - or possibly
> > "needs DVD decoder" comes up.
> > I would have thought the DVD unit would
> > have a generic interface.  I don't know what
> > model unit it is.
> > Based on just this much, any suggestions?
> > A driver came to mind, but again, why wouldn't
> > one drive work with all standard drives?
> >    -- Bob
> >
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