DVDs!

Bithron · 04-08-2006, 01:11 PM

So I've got a DVD player(Computer) I enter a DVD but it won't play!
PS. It's Oblivion I'm trying to play..

robertthebard · 04-08-2006, 01:19 PM

Have you tried: Start; Run (insert appropriate drive letter here)?

shamrock_uk · 04-08-2006, 01:42 PM

DVD's are encrypted and Windows is therefore unable to play them 'out of the box'.

You will need to purchase a DVD player (like PowerDVD). Your only other legal alternatives are to find an open source/shareware DVD player (google should help).

Usually though, this software is bundled with the DVD player when you buy it. Have you investigated any CD's that came with the drive?

If your problem is solely for games, then go to the control panel -> system and check your devices listed for any errors. Follow the prompts to ensure that the appropriate drivers are installed or downloaded. Again, check your local documentation and ensure you followed installation instructions. Any drivers needed would likely be bundled with the drive.

[ 04-08-2006, 01:49 PM: Message edited by: shamrock_uk ]

Iron Greasel · 04-08-2006, 01:57 PM

Do you mean that it doesn't start automatically, or that it doesn't work when you try to start it?

True_Moose · 04-08-2006, 02:44 PM

Oblivion sometimes does that on mine too...it and FEAR are the only discs to do it. What usually works (and for reasons that I cannot possibly comprehend) is putting in a different DVD (I use Act of War), and then putting back in the Oblivion DVD.

JrKASperov · 04-08-2006, 03:33 PM

Can someone provide a link with some decoder software or player for free? Google delivered me some links but with spyware all over them.

I already have VideoLAN but that one doesn't seem to install any decoding stuff, it just works. This doesn't solve the problem for Oblivion DVD's for instance.

True_Moose · 04-08-2006, 04:10 PM

Well, Realplayer and Windows Media Player both seemed to do the job for me. I would warn though, about watching out for things that use codecs - apparently they can screw up Oblivion.

Bithron · 04-09-2006, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Iron Greasel:
Do you mean that it doesn't start automatically, or that it doesn't work when you try to start it?

Neither, and all other DVDs I've tried to run have failed, too.

Okay, I'll try to be more precise: When I open my computer and double click the drive it shows that there are no files on the disc, and there's no autoplay when I insert the disc.

wellard · 04-09-2006, 02:19 PM

Does your drive play CD's ? if so the drive is ok, if not the drive is dead

Try removing the drive and putting into a friends PC

04-08-2006, 01:11 PM	#1
Bithron Baaz Draconian Join Date: May 2, 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 789	So I've got a DVD player(Computer) I enter a DVD but it won't play! PS. It's Oblivion I'm trying to play.. __________________ Let it not be said that it was done out of pride

04-08-2006, 01:19 PM	#2
robertthebard Xanathar Thieves Guild Join Date: March 17, 2001 Location: Wichita, KS USA Age: 62 Posts: 4,537	Have you tried: Start; Run (insert appropriate drive letter here)? __________________ To those we have lost; May your spirits fly free. Interesting read, one of my blogs.

04-08-2006, 01:57 PM	#4
Iron Greasel Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: July 13, 2004 Location: Finland Age: 36 Posts: 1,701	Do you mean that it doesn't start automatically, or that it doesn't work when you try to start it? __________________

04-08-2006, 02:44 PM	#5
True_Moose Gold Dragon Join Date: June 18, 2002 Location: Wolfville, NS / Calgary, AB Age: 38 Posts: 2,563	Oblivion sometimes does that on mine too...it and FEAR are the only discs to do it. What usually works (and for reasons that I cannot possibly comprehend) is putting in a different DVD (I use Act of War), and then putting back in the Oblivion DVD. __________________ [img]\"http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f13/true_moose/Siggy.jpg\" alt=\" - \" />

04-08-2006, 03:33 PM	#6
JrKASperov Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: July 16, 2003 Location: Wa\'eni\'n Age: 39 Posts: 1,701	Can someone provide a link with some decoder software or player for free? Google delivered me some links but with spyware all over them. I already have VideoLAN but that one doesn't seem to install any decoding stuff, it just works. This doesn't solve the problem for Oblivion DVD's for instance. __________________ God is in the rain.

04-08-2006, 01:42 PM	#3
shamrock_uk Dracolich Join Date: January 24, 2004 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 3,092	DVD's are encrypted and Windows is therefore unable to play them 'out of the box'. You will need to purchase a DVD player (like PowerDVD). Your only other legal alternatives are to find an open source/shareware DVD player (google should help). Usually though, this software is bundled with the DVD player when you buy it. Have you investigated any CD's that came with the drive? If your problem is solely for games, then go to the control panel -> system and check your devices listed for any errors. Follow the prompts to ensure that the appropriate drivers are installed or downloaded. Again, check your local documentation and ensure you followed installation instructions. Any drivers needed would likely be bundled with the drive. [ 04-08-2006, 01:49 PM: Message edited by: shamrock_uk ]

04-08-2006, 04:10 PM	#7
True_Moose Gold Dragon Join Date: June 18, 2002 Location: Wolfville, NS / Calgary, AB Age: 38 Posts: 2,563	Well, Realplayer and Windows Media Player both seemed to do the job for me. I would warn though, about watching out for things that use codecs - apparently they can screw up Oblivion. __________________ [img]\"http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f13/true_moose/Siggy.jpg\" alt=\" - \" />

04-09-2006, 02:19 PM	#9
wellard Dracolisk Join Date: November 1, 2002 Location: Australia ..... G\'day! Posts: 6,123	Does your drive play CD's ? if so the drive is ok, if not the drive is dead Try removing the drive and putting into a friends PC __________________ fossils - natures way of laughing at creationists for over 3 billion years

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