DVD-ROM Trouble

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DVD-ROM Trouble

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i tried to play a DVD on my laptop which has a dvd-rom but when i try to play it is says it cannot play the dvd because a compatable dvd decoder is not installed on your computer. i tried several dvd's and the same thing happened. what do i need to do?
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Have you set the region on your DVD drive? That may be the problem.
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how do i do that?
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what program are you using to play them. If using windows media player u need another decoder program. Check http://www.microsoft.com/windows/window ... locale=c09 for them..

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ok i got it to work. i went to the dell website and downloaded the appropriate application for my model of laptop.
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