Neither Media Player nor Media Center Will Play DVD


  1. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 Home Ultimate
       #1

    Neither Media Player nor Media Center Will Play DVD


    Hello all. I can't get eithe WMP or MC to play a DVD. I've set the region code. WMP acts like it will play, but then just goes blank, and MC says it cannot play the DVD. These are original discs, not burned copies. I have a custom built system, with 2 graphics cards (GTX 260 and a GT 220) 6 GB of RAM, and an i7 processor. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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  2. Posts : 2,292
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
       #2

    Hi joeykgb,
    Welcome to the Seven forums.

    For starters, if you haven't updated your graphics drivers from the manufacturer's website, please do so... Although this seems like a codec issue. Are you using any codec packs? If yes, which one? Also, it could help us knowing which renderer you use for video playback.
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  3. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 Home Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Sorry for the late reply, work has been a nightmare. My graphics drivers are up to date. As far as the codec, I don't know. This is W7 right out of the box, so I haven't changed any settings with the exception of the region code.
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  4.    #4

    Why did you have to set the Region?
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  5. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 Home Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #5

    The original message was, this is a paraphrase, that the disc was region one and the player was set to region one; please check your settings. So when I went into the properties, there was not region set and I set it to region one.
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  6.    #6

    This was the first time you had played a disc using this drive?
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  7. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 Home Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Yes it was the first time, I also tried several other DVDs. I have used the drive for installtion discs and everything was fine.
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  8. Posts : 2,651
    W7 RTM Ultimate x64
       #8

    Try running SFC /scannow

    Maybe the codecs are corrupt, it's worth a shot.
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