You can use DVD Player to play in a that is connected to your computer. When you put a DVD disc into the DVD drive and close it, DVD Player plays the disc automatically.
Open DVD Player.
Notes
- You must have a and a DVD drive installed on your computer to play DVD movies. For more information about the type of DVD decoder that came with your computer or the type of decoder you need, see the documentation that came with your computer or DVD drive.
- If you are using a with your DVD drive, and Windows 2000 provides for it, the device drivers for the decoder are automatically installed when you install Windows 2000 or when you install the decoder. The Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility List at the Microsoft Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/) will help you determine which device drivers are shipped with Windows 2000. If Windows 2000 does not provide drivers for your DVD drive, you may be able to obtain drivers or software decoders from the DVD drive manufacturer's Web site or the Web site of the company that manufactured your computer.
- If you are using a DirectX Media compatible and you upgraded to Windows 2000 with the decoder on your system, the decoder should still work with Windows 2000.
- For information about using DVD Player, click the Help menu in DVD Player.
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