Reinstall your DVD decoding software. It's usually PowerDVD or WinDVD
whichever came with your PC.
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Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
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"Shaz" <Shaz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5A8ECEAD-FF83-40FD-94FE-EE049E397F20@microsoft.com...
> hi all,
> im using windows xp and use windows media player 11. A while back i could
> play basically all video formats, but now for some reason it will not let
> me
> play .mpg and .mpeg's. I can still play .wmv, .avi, .asf and so on. When i
> try to play an .mpg i get an error msg and the help link given is no help.
>
> will be much appreciated if sum1 can help me
> Shaz