Play DVDs with Windows Media Player

To play DVD's with Windows Media Player, you need to have a DVD Player (For
example, PowerDVD) or a MPEG2

codec installed.[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player

\Settings]Create the String value Enable DVDUI, value = yes. Reboot.


Delete Windows Media Player 8 history and playlists History


In C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\Local Settings\Application Data, you

will find a file with a name such as DCBC2A71-70D8-4DAN-#HR*-#0D61DEA3FDF.ini.

Delete it.


Playlists


In C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Applications Data\Microsoft\Media Index,

you will find a file with a DB extension. Delete it. As far as I can tell, WMP8 does

not store filenames in the registry. If you know otherwise, please let me know.