-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Active X Question

A friend recommends a freeware media player that does everything except wash 
the dishes after supper.  I'm waiting for him to confirm the name of it and 
maybe get a link to it.  I'll post as soon as I get it.

Don

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sandi Beach" <sandib2@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 10:09 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Active X Question


>I went to custom Internet Security and enabled Active X as it was checked
> disabled.  I have been trying to play a DVD that someone gave to me and it
> won't play.  I did the troubleshooting in Help and tried to download a
> decoder as suggested.  That took me to a place that required I validate XP
> once again, which I did, and required I download the latest Active X, 
> which
> I did (took 90 minutes with dialup).  Now it seems I have to purchase an
> updated Power DVD or some other application in order to get the decoder. 
> I
> may be totally lost here!  I did see an option to try the latest Power DVD
> for 30 days and that is my next step.  Is it a part of Windows Media 
> Player
> or totally separate?  Windows Media player would play a movie that I had
> purchased for the grandkids several years ago but it would not play the
> second one I purchased at the same time that had never been unwrapped. 
> None
> of my media players would play the very new DVD that my friend gave to me.
> I tried Media Player, Power DVD, and Quick Time.  Power DVD kept asking 
> for
> a disk from drive D whereas my DVD drive is Drive E.  What's up with that?
> I recall seeing some messages about codex with players but this seems to 
> be
> a decoder that I am after.
> Any help will be appreciated.  I don't used the DVD player very often
> (obviously) so I don't want to spend money on upgrades.
> Sandi

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