XP DVD Windows Media Player...

[johnb175]

I have installed the latest Shark codec pack on XP Pro SP3 and am having trouble getting Windows Media Player to play a DVD movie. What settings do I need to select for this to work? After reading on the forums I have selected "Set MPEG to use FFDShow" under the MPEG~TV tab and I have unchecked "set the merit of FFDShow to normal" under the H264 tab. WMP seems to open and I see the red FFa icon the system tray but not the blue video icon. Am i doing something wrong? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Shark007]

the red ffdshow icon = video
the blue ffdshow icon = audio

For DVD playback, select the PDVD decoder.

[johnb175]

(06-28-2012 07:35 PM)Shark007 Wrote:  the red ffdshow icon = video
the blue ffdshow icon = audio

For DVD playback, select the PDVD decoder.

Sorry, I mean the blue icon was showing. The PDVD setting seems to work. When I log in as a second user (with admin rights) it has the same settings in the settings application but the DVD will not play. WMP just closes when I click on play. Do I need to do something special to get it to work for a second user?

[Shark007]

even though it is already selected, click on the PDVD selection from the second user.

[johnb175]

(06-28-2012 08:41 PM)Shark007 Wrote:  even though it is already selected, click on the PDVD selection from the second user.

Same result. WMP opens and then closes. I logged back in as the first account and it still works.

[Shark007]

try pressing [Reset All] and then making the PDVD selection.

[johnb175]

(06-28-2012 09:18 PM)Shark007 Wrote:  try pressing [Reset All] and then making the PDVD selection.

Worked like a charm. Thank you for all your help.