I had an error on my DVD drive that I couldn’t fix. I thought it was something with Windows, so I tried to fix it and it didn’t work. Then I thought maybe it was a problem with my DVD drive, so I tried to get a new one. But when I tried to do that, the error said that the old one was no longer valid. So I decided to write this article and tell you all about how I fixed the problem! Hopefully, you can find a way to fix this yourself too!
The problem is that many older computers don’t have the codecs needed to decode these DVDs, so they just sit there on your computer doing nothing. This is especially a problem with DVDs that were made before 2006, when new copyright protection software was installed on most DVDs. ..
Some people have found that using a codec called DivX can help improve the quality of DVDs when played on Windows Media Player. However, for some reason, Windows Media Player doesn’t seem to be able to automatically download the necessary codecs for this purpose. If you want to watch your DVDs with the best possible quality, you may need to try another player.
If you have a Blu-ray drive and want to play a Blu-ray disc in Windows Media Player, you need to install the correct codecs. Windows Media Player by default cannot play Blu-ray discs like it can DVDs, so you will need to install the codecs if you want to play them. ..
You can download all of the codecs for just about any type of video format by going to Free-Codecs.com and downloading the X Codec Pack or the K-Lite Codec Pack. You’ll see them both listed, one on the first page and the other on the second page. Simply ignore all the items that are grayed out as they are obsolete.
If you are running Windows 7 or Windows 8, I would recommend installing the K-Lite Codec Pack 10.x.x Full, Standard, and Basic package. This codec pack supports 64-bit also, so you don’t have to worry about the K-Lite Code Pack 64-bit. ..
If you’re looking to install a codec pack for your Windows 7 or 8 computer, K-Lite Codec Pack is probably the best option. It’s been downloaded 247 million times and has a wide range of supported files. If you have enough space, I would recommend installing the Full code pack over the Standard or Basic versions. This way, you can play any video file without having to worry about installing additional codecs later on. ..
Windows Media Player is not able to play the disc even with the codecs installed, so you may have to try install something like VLC from VideoLAN. Actually, if you don’t mind installing VLC, it might be worth trying to play the disc using VLC first before installing a codec pack because VLC can play many formats without additional software. Also, make sure you have a drive that can read Blu-ray discs. Enjoy!
