I don't watch DVDs on my computer, so I never really gave this any thought. My apologies for this oversight. These 'Alternative' media players are designed to allow someone to avoid all of the system-intrusive bulk that comes with QuickTime and/or RealPlayer, but DVD watching is probably not very high on the issues the makers considered while designing it. My suggestion would be to look for a more dedicated DVD player to compliment your multimedia arsenal. As a bonus, you'll get additional functionality that you would never have had with the actual QT or RealPlayer programs. I'm hoping that some of our other members already have a favorite software DVD player in mind and will chime in with some suggestions here. :) Peace, Gman http://www.bornagainamerican.org "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandi Beach" <sandib2@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 10:58 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Apple Software Update > Since my prior response in which I said everything seems to be working > normally, I tried a DVD movie today. > I finally got it to play but I seem to be missing something in the > configuration and I don't know what. > When I insert the DVD it opens in Media Player Classic but when I click on > play all options are grayed out. I had to go to file, open DVD (and play > options are still grayed out), then to Navigate, Jump to and click on > Title > 1. At that point it plays just fine. > I have put a sticky note on the front of the DVD case with step by step > instructions as I will never remember that the next time I try playing a > DVD. > Any suggestions? --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join the PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------