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**crn5008** · 10-05-2008

Recently media center started giving me the message,

"Cannot Play DVD : The DVD may be in use by another application. If all other applications are closed, the video resolution may need to be lowered or the display connection type may not support the playback of the DVD."

WMP11 also will no longer play DVDs, it gives a different error message,

"Windows Media Player cannot play this DVD because there is a problem with digital copy protection between your DVD drive, decoder, and video card. Try installing an updated driver for your video card."

Both media center and WMP11 play non copy protected DVDs fine, but if I try to play a commercial DVD, I get the above error message. I have never installed any extra plugins. Also I installed the AnyDVD trial, and if I use it to emulate a commercial DVD as non copy protected, both WMP11 and media center play the DVD fine.

I am mystified as to what could be causing the issue, any input would be greatly appreciated.

10-05-2008	#1 (permalink)
crn5008 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Vista Home Premium 32 bit 6 posts	Media Center DVD error Recently media center started giving me the message, "Cannot Play DVD : The DVD may be in use by another application. If all other applications are closed, the video resolution may need to be lowered or the display connection type may not support the playback of the DVD." WMP11 also will no longer play DVDs, it gives a different error message, "Windows Media Player cannot play this DVD because there is a problem with digital copy protection between your DVD drive, decoder, and video card. Try installing an updated driver for your video card." Both media center and WMP11 play non copy protected DVDs fine, but if I try to play a commercial DVD, I get the above error message. I have never installed any extra plugins. Also I installed the AnyDVD trial, and if I use it to emulate a commercial DVD as non copy protected, both WMP11 and media center play the DVD fine. I am mystified as to what could be causing the issue, any input would be greatly appreciated.
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