4850 DVD decoder codec not included?

[brons2]

I have a Sapphire HD4850 and I went to play a DVD and Windows Media Player said that a compatible DVD decoder was not installed. So I went back and pulled out the original CD and installed everything that was on there. I noted that the AVIVO codecs were part of the install. I then rebooted and tried to crank up a DVD and same thing, no DVD deccoder installed. I thought that a DVD decoder would have been part of the AVIVO codecs.

I'm using XP SP3, fresh install less than a week ago.

This is probably user error on my part, assuming that, what am I doing wrong?

 

[MrLonghair]

I don't think it has what you need. I got mine by installing an included version of Cyberlink PowerDVD. Some free mpeg2 codecs can be found at http://www.videohelp.com/tools/sections/codecs

 

[j3ff86]

I use VLC for DVD's and PowerDVD for blu-rays on my 3850.

 

[brons2]

OK so I dug out the original box that my DVD player came in and it included a copy of PowerDVD. I installed it and now I am able to play DVD's through Windows Media Player. It's an older version of PowerDVD but it works. Thanks j3ff86.