I'm running on xp and my media player11 won't play DVDs but will play CD and burn

don't know if the codex is missing or hardware is broken

WMP11 already play DVDs?

Maybe you need a DVD decoder:

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

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 could try one of the following free media players
who should read DVDs:

VLC Media Player
http://www.videolan.org/

Media Player Classic
http://www.filehippo.com/download_media_player_classic/
(just unzip and run it... (no installation required)

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

Another option would be to download and install one of
the following Codec Packs:

* Proceed at your own risk *.

(1) news of CCCP (combined Community Codec Pack)
http://www.CCCP-project.NET/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

(2) K-Lite Codec Pack (full)
http://www.filehippo.com/download_klite_codec_pack/

Good luck...

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