-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Active X Question

O.K.!! I can wait.  Sounds wonderful.
Sandi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don WIlcox" <Dwilcox3@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 11:21 AM
Subject: -=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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