How can I watch DVDs?

Can someone PLEASE tell this old lady how I can watch a DVD on my computer? And when explaining, please note that I always thought that a cookie has been something that I cooked for my grandchildren, and a firewall is a term that firefighters used to be sure--then please explain slowly! :)

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

I have a windows XP.

If you read the following information and you still have questions
before trying a solution... Let us know.

First... Win XP cannot natively recognize Commercial
DVD video... it requires a DVD decoder.

If you could play before commercial video DVD...
do a system restore to a time before this started
may be your solution. In other words... maybe you had one
decoder and somehow it has been damaged or uninstalled.

(306084) how to restore Windows XP to a
previous state
http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=306084

Or you could buy a DVD decoder at the following link:

(FWIW... it's always a good idea to create a system)
Restore point before installing software or updates)

(948247) how to set a system restore
point in Windows XP
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/948247

Info about DVD decoders:
Plug-ins for Windows Media Player
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/downloads/Windows-Media-Player/plug-ins

Or you can download and use one of the following
freeware multimedia players:

VLC Media Player
http://www.filehippo.com/download_vlc/
(works on XP/Vista/7)

Media Player Classic Home Cinema
http://MajorGeeks.com/Media_Player_Classic_Home_Cinema_d6213.html
(works on XP/Vista/7)

Or... you can try to download and install the
Following Codec Pack.

(FWIW... it's always a good idea to create a system)
Restore point before installing software or updates)

* Proceed at your own risk *.

K - Lite Codec Pack (full)
http://www.filehippo.com/download_klite_codec_pack/
(Win XP / Vista / Win 7-32 bit and 64 bit)

Good luck...

Tags: Windows

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