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04-Jul-2009, 12:38 AM #1
windows media player is just black
Computer was purchased new about 18 months ago. Computer had gotten slow and caught a worm a month back, so I decided to wipe and do a clean install. Reinstalled WIndows XP, and the chip set drivers, and the monitor drivers and went to MS and got service pack 3 and allowed windows auto updates to update.

But then media player will not play DVDs now, Sound comes through but just a blank screen. Installed PowerDVD 6 and it had the same issue. Downloaded microsofts codec checker which said there were no issues.

Don't know enough about media players to know where to go next.

Searched through microsoft FAQs to no avail. Went to search here but the search page only renders an error 505.

thx
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04-Jul-2009, 05:49 PM #2
Welcome to TSG!

Try Vlc media player.

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
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07-Jul-2009, 07:45 AM #3
also you can try Real Player
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