Why my laptop will not play store bought movies

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• Why my system will not play "Avatar", the movie, and why he won't play a. MOV movie file smoothly?

  I don't know enough to provide more details.  I have a Canon camera, with all included software installed and a film I made that displays just fine on the camera and television, downloaded but will not play smoothly around a bit.  Brand new with Windows 7 computer.  It is what appears on the screen:

  Windows Media Player cannot play this DVD because it is not possible to activate the analog copy on the output display protection. Try to install a driver available for your video card.

  In fact I don't think I have a se video card.  I got 500GB of memory, 2, 4 GB of RAM, with a 3.6 GHZ processor.

  Thank you.

  Giaour

  Hi Giaour,

  Which version of QuickTime is installed on your computer?

  Apple Computer developed the QuickTime file format to create, edit, publish, and view multimedia files. QuickTime format can contain video, animation, graphics, 3D and virtual reality (VR) content. Only QuickTime files version 2.0 or earlier can be played in Windows Media Player. Later versions of QuickTime require the Apple QuickTime Player owner. For more information, visit the following Apple Web site:

  http://www.Apple.com/QuickTime

  More information refer to the following Microsoft article.

  Information on the types of media files that supports Windows Media Player

  Try the following and see if it helps.

  Method 1:

  I suggest to run the Windows Media Player settings Troubleshooter and check if it helps.

  Open the troubleshooting Windows Media Player settings Troubleshooter: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Open-the-Windows-Media-Player-Settings-troubleshooter

  Method 2:

  This problem may occur if the resolution requested by the application is not possible by two display devices. Typically, this means that the application can request a resolution interlaced, but one of the two screens is unable to support the required screen resolution.

  Refer to the steps in the following Microsoft article.

  Windows Media Player cannot play this DVD because it is not possible to activate the analog copy protection

  Keep us updated on the status of the issue.

  I'm having fun not fast! I'm a fool. I downloaded an upgrade to 7.7.4 (I think) and it solved the problem of home videos. I still have to start the DVD player. Thank you much for the help. Giaour

• Why my games will not play on my computer

  Why my games will not play on my computer. they will load and turns on, but after so many seconds, the game closes out.why is it?

  Hello

  1 you get an exact error message when loading the game? In the affirmative, please let me know the exact error code.

  2. What is the brand and model of your computer?

  3. What games you are not able to play on your system?

  4. have you been able to play the games on your system in the past? If Yes, what did the problem start and have you made any hardware or software changes recently?

  5. you tell on online games or games that are installed on your system?

  If the problems are with the games online, update your flash player. Click on the link given below to update:

  http://get.Adobe.com/flashplayer/

  If you are not able to play the games installed on your system, try the following methods and let me know if that helps you:

  Method 1:

  Try now to the KB article to perform the clean boot:

  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista and Windows 7

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

  WARNING: After you have used the clean boot in order to solve your problem follow step 7 to reset the computer to start as usual.

  Method 2:

  Check if you are facing the similar question in safe mode.

  To start your computer in safe mode through the article mentioned below

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/start-your-computer-in-safe-mode

• Windows Media Player will not play a. MOV file

  I have a new Dell laptop with Windows 7 Professional and Windows Media Player will not play a '. MOV' video file completely (the video but not sound). I am told by Microsoft Windows Media Player will not play a MOV file, and I need Codec VLC add on or another player who will play MOV file. What is the best solution and if its for download a Codec VLC, then what is the best source?

  Guess why?  [ :-) ]

  Types of files supported by Windows Media Player:
  https://support.Microsoft.com/kb/316992

  Which was probably that there was a lack of understanding between the container file and the codec here (in November 2013).  He says he's a "MOV" does not mean that he plays with the same codecs as all other MOV files.  ;-)

  It is perhaps a better place to read up on this:
  http://www.Dr-lex.be/info-stuff/mediaformats.html

• Windows media player will not play my downloaded movies.

  Original title: windows media player will not play my downloaded movies, so I know very lil on computers! Please help me!

  I have LimeWire. I downloaded several movies and can't watch them. When I try, it automatically showed the windows media player, and then displays a message saying "Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The player might not support the file type or does not support the codec used to compress the file. "I looked for updates, perhaps thinking that I needed one, he says: there is no availiavle. I use the latest version of windows media player. any help would be greatly appreciated!

  It's really a simple question, easy to fix. But if you are really not that familiar with the computer, you may want to ask a friend who knows enough to help you.

  You can show it to your friend...
  What you need is to 'google' for a FREE video converter.
  Use the converter and changge movies in WMV file formats. (Sticking with the formats WMV, nothing else).
  Once the conversion is complete, you can play these movies in your Media Player.

  However, there is another alternative. Install a 3rd party media player called VLC. He plays any video fromats.
  Here is the download link:
  http://VLC-media-player.en.softonic.com/

  t-4-2

• Why some DVDs will not play in my computer DVD player?

  I have a small collection of commercial DVD movies.  Most of them come from the place of the U.S. market, and some come from Asia... He play ALL these DVD in my Phillips DVD player that is connected to my TV.

  But only some of these DVD will play in my DVD player which is in my computer Dell Inspiron 531 with Windows 7 Ultimate edition.  This computer has a DVD/CD SAMSUNG HD161HJ SCSI disk drive.

  Some of the DVDs that will play on my computer are the American market, and some of them are of the Asian market, so I don't think that this has nothing to do with why some of these DVDs will not play on my computer.

  DVDs that play fine in my Phillips DVD on my TV player that will not play on my computer don't yet seem to close at play on my computer.  The DVD that will play on my computer liquidation (you can hear the noise) in the DVD player in 20 seconds and they start playing automatically in Windows Media Player... but I welcomed all others who won't have to sit in the DVD player for several minutes each in my tests and nothing happens... There is no wind sound and all nothing is happening on the computer screen.

  This doesn't seem to be a problem with the driver software for the disk hard because some of the DVDs will play.

  None of these DVDs are buckled and all of them are clean.

  I tried two or three times test each of DVDs that won't play, the removed from drive and put them back in.

  Does anyone have any suggestions?

  Thank you

  NuMetro

  Hi Dale,

  Although I never had no problem with the DVD or the CD I burned on PC, I think you're going to probably the same thing, that I've been with this internal DVD/CD player, is not a software problem, but just the characteristics of a lower quality DVD/CD player, and it isn't necessarily the symptoms of a dying man in car , but just a stock car low quality that some computer manufacturers cut corners with.
  The drive in the computer that I was referring in this thread is a DVD/CD SAMSUNG HD161HJ SCSI disk drive. Which may or may not be identical or similar to the reader, you have problems with, but the computer on which the reader is underway is a Dell Inspiron 531.
  Through the information that I've gathered on this thread and on another forum, I came to the conclusion that it's just a cheap player who gives intermittent performance recognizing various DVD, but as I said, the drive I troubleshooting always recognize DVDs and CDs that I burned in it... It was just the DVD movie that I have problems with.
  I dug my loyal reader DVD LaCie and plugged and I had no problems with him acknowledging and play ONE of my DVDs on this machine, which proves that the problem has nothing to do with the software system or DVD player software, as in the case suggested by someone else on this thread.
  Just buy yourself a Firewire drive or USB-2 DVD decent and you're probably fine.
  NuMetro

• Laptop will not play one particular CD

  Running Windows 7 64 bit

  My laptop, for some reason, a particular music CD will not play.  This CD will play successfully on another device, and other music CDs will play successfully on my laptop.  The CD is a known Editor (Motette) and others of the same series of music from this Publisher play correctly.

  Can anyone help please?

  You are welcome - (and postage could end up costing almost as much as getting a new drive anyway!)

  Do you think we can report this thread as answered now?

  Regards R

• Why a dvd will not play windows media center?

  Y at - it another program, I could play a dvd in windows 8? Media Center has played a few older videos, but will not play my current dvd.

  Hello

  Do you mean Media Center or Windows Media Player?

  Media Center is a supplement that you had to buy when it was available.

  If you mean that Media Player, read this information.

  8.1 Windows does not read the DVD.

  "" DVD for Windows 8.1 playback options."

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/DVD-playback-help

  "Windows and Windows Pro 8.1 8.1 do not come with DVD movie playback capability. If you are running Windows 8.1 or 8.1 Windows Pro, you can search for a DVD player application in the Windows store (learn more about the Windows store). »

  _______________________________________________

  And Media Center is not available in Windows 10.

  "DVD for Windows 10 playback options."

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/DVD-playback-help

  The app Windows DVD player is available free for a limited time to people upgrade to Windows 10 Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 8 or 8.1 of Windows with Windows Media Center.

  Please note that Windows Media Center is not included in Windows 10 and are removed when you upgrade to Windows 10. Once the upgrade is complete, the Windows DVD player will automatically download to your PC.

  ______________________________________________

  In fact Microsoft has even stopped selling Media Center for 8.1.

  "Pack Pro Windows 8 and 8.1 and Media Pack are no longer available for purchase"

  https://support.Microsoft.com/en-us/KB/3107057

  ______________________________________________

  I suggest you look at using another media player to watch DVDs.

  http://www.SnapFiles.com/get/VideoLAN.html

  See you soon.

• Why the clip will not play in the window of the observer?

  Hello world. It's me again. So, I just started working on a project, and the clip will not play in the window of the observer. In the timeline panel, I see that there are images to play, but the Viewer is black when I try to play. I have temporary can solve it by leaving FCPX and opening it again, but after a few minutes, the display window stops again, and it's a pain to have to do every time so I can watch a few minutes of film. Just so you guys know, do it mode multi-cam, incase that has an effect on it. Thank you very much!

  You have the options of display Angles show the value? You are in the editor of the Angle or the project timeline?

  Russ

• Why the videos will not play in Firefox?

  Videos on the YouTube sites and new will not play. Everything worked last night. This afternoon no videos don't play. I tried the update of Real Player plug-ins, re - install Real Player, install QuickTime, QuickTime plug-ins verification, etc. Nothing works.

  I have uninstall Realplayer and it works now. RealPlayer has been blocklisted by Flash.

• HP 360: new laptop will not play dvd

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  I let down, need help on my problem and got access to the HP Support chat where the beautiful Christine took control of my desktop and updated everything that was causing problems - I'm now back in business...

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• Why my video preview will not play on Windows Movie Maker?

  I worked on a video in Windows Movie Maker, and now it will not play my preview of the video.

  More than likely one or more of your source files are not
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  large and/or complex for your system resources.

  Several formats are apparently compatible with
  Movie Maker, but the most reliable choices are:

  Photos - bmp
  Video - wmv or dv - avi
  Audio - wav, wma, wmv

  It may be interesting to try to create a small project
  and see if Movie Maker exhibits the same behavior.

  Sometimes, it can help if you are going to... Tools / Options /.
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  Have you tried the publication (save) project in the
  . WMV format movie to a folder on your hard drive?

  Windows Vista-
  Publish a movie in
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  Movie Maker Vista - Edition
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• My new laptop will not play download wma files it says that he will play only wav or mpe - suggestions?

  I bought a Samsung Galaxy Mini recenly and can not download music files, I think it's because it does not recognize the .wma files, but my laptop does not download my cd to WMA - of the suggestions...

  Hello

  I suggest you to contact Samsung support center and check out.

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• HP ENVY 17 TS j078 laptop will not play blu ray dvd

  I just got a HP ENVY 17 TS j078 Notebook PC

  I had to call the assistance that he would not play a dvd.

  They have installed VLC MEDIA PLAYER and dvd movies now work.

  I understand this particular laptop also plays blu ray dvd, I tried several but no luck.

  Any suggestions before I waste2 hours with HP support!

  Hello:

  Yes, this model confirms that it is not a blue ray player, just an optical drive DVD - RW.

  You can see a post similar to the link below where someone had a different brand with the same drive laptop and could not play Blu - Ray discs.

  http://Rog.ASUS.com/Forum/showthread.php?9543-G74S-does-not-play-Blu-ray-discs

  If he were a blue ray player, he has been tagged BD instead of DVD xxxxx xxxxx.

  That's how my blue ray player is tagged.

• I have laptop will not play my CD/DVD...

  My laptop won't play all my CD/DV.

  My laptop won't play all my CD/DV.

  See if this Support Microsoft tutorial can help you:

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  Use the FixIt application. For the benefits of others looking for answers, please mark as answer suggestion if it solves your problem.