Not realy a tec question.How do i watch films?

[celia]

I do have a D.V.D player,but i have a friend who watches her films on her monitor.I picked up some disks still sealed from a charity shop to go with my collection.I put one in before,but nothing happened,except i got a page up with five documents.Don't know what they were.Do i need a special program to watch films

Celia

[Rena]

I've only watched one film and I had to open my 'Windows Media Player' programme before I could watch it. 

The WM Player is found by clicking on the 'start' at bottom of screen and scrolling up to 'All Programmes' which will open a list of what's in/on your computer - the icon to look for is circular.  I have an XP computer and the media player came with it.  Years ago I had a 95-98 and the media player was a free download.

[Michael72.]

Go here Celia and Download 'Avant DVD Player' it's a freebie......it's nothing startling but you can watch your DVDs with it......

Of course I'm assuming you have a 'DVD Rom' on your computer......you can't play DVDs in your 'CD Player....

If your not sure.....if you have two opening drawers in your Computer, chances are one is a DVD Player.....it will say 'DVD Rom' on it....

Does your Comp look like this below?..


Michael72.

[celia]

Hi Rena
I had tried the Media player the program came up but nothin happened. Mind you i have never used it because i am not into music so don't have any disks.I have the sound off anyway because i cant consentrate with noise. The disk wasn't playing because the light wasn't flashing.

Celia.                                                                             

Somebody complained my glow Celia annoyed them and gets on their nerves. i have glowed for ever but now i am just plain Celia

[meles]

Celia

You need a media player, such as Microsoft Media Player. Although you have the hardware, you may not have the software. (Translation - you've got the mechanical thing that will play the "tape", but not the devise that will make it all work.)

Click on the file and then search for a media player.

meles

[celia]

Now Mr Funnyman Michael
I have now recovered from a fitt of the giggles after reading your post.Its my birthday today.unfortunately not my fifth And i will go there when you tell me where it is
i have to go  Thank you for the simple instructions by photo on how to find my D.V.D draw on the top of my high tower (that set me off ).That has D.V.D in Capitol letters on it. I would never have found it without the photo and of course i do know i cant play a D.V.D. in the Disk draw. You haven't got a photo to show me how to open it have you  Regards from Plain Celia

[celia]

Hi
Thanks for all the suggestions folks,but i have now fixed my own problem again I couldn't understand why the D.V.D wouldn't work on Windows Media Player when it should have done.So i tried another one,and it worked perfectly.So the disk was the problem,will sort that later,I have a large flat monitor.My P.C is in my Bedroom,So i can now watch a scary movie from my bed. Great.

Celia

[Michael72.]

Now Mr Funnyman Michael
I have now recovered from a fitt of the giggles after reading your post.Its my birthday today.unfortunately not my fifth And i will go there when you tell me where it is
i have to go  Thank you for the simple instructions by photo on how to find my D.V.D draw on the top of my high tower (that set me off ).That has D.V.D in Capitol letters on it. I would never have found it without the photo and of course i do know i cant play a D.V.D. in the Disk draw. You haven't got a photo to show me how to open it have you  Regards from Plain Celia

OOOOOOPPPPPPSSSS!........Sorrrrrrry!......I didn't mean to underestimate your capabilities......the way your question was posed, I just thought that, like me sometimes, you needed suggestions and pictures......

Michael72.

[celia]

Hi Michael
no need to apologies you didn't offend me one bit or i wouldn't have put all those smilies on the post .It was just the photo that made me laugh. The first thing i did years ago after doing a computer course in College.Was buy a computer second hand in case i broke it .The second was a Teach myself course to find out what i can do with my computer. I also found out by the bills what you cant do I am not saying i am a Nellie know all, but i get by. Thing i am not interested in i don't bother with,i didn't know you could see a film on your P.C till my friend told me. So i thought i would have a go,but i didn't know how to do it.The program is one of many i haven't used because before i bought the P.C of my son (I had a windows 98).He had it cleaned out and reinstalled.With programs i haven't seen before and as yet haven't tried out. So i didn't know i had windows media player till Rena & Meles suggested it. My next question will probably be . What does the Nero program do? But thats another story

Celia