windows updates & direct x could they effect your dvd player?

[matt]

I recently found a problem. I want to listen to my cd and
windows media player 9 could'nt play it. I then try to
play a dvd and it won't play. I found that an earlier cd
player version could play the cd and the maxell dvd
cleaner played its movie while cleaning. Frustrated I went
to Gateway online support to see if this could be
corrected. In the end all I got was a claim an windows
update was to blame. When I ask which one I got no answer
except use goback. Here is a kick my goback only goes a
couple weeks back nowhere to correct it.

My question is this does anyone know if this claim real
and if it is are there any way to correct it. Preferable
not wipeing out everything in my system or throwing out
hte window. If anyone can help I would appreciated it.

signed matt a frustrated user.

[Roe]

I know WMV does not have a codeec for .mp2 (also .m2p)
files. I do not know if this is for all MPEG files. So,
if you content that does not play is MPEG, that could be
the cause. If the cleaner had a movie in another format
such as .wmv, it would of course still play.

If this is the case, you will need to get the MPEG codec
from another source, such as another movie player. I
obtained a MPEG codec from another video editor (not from
Microsoft), and Windows Media Player now plays my .m2p's
just fine.

Roe

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