Software to play video?

I inadvertently trashed my only video software on my Dell Inspiron with XP. Now I can't play any dvd, even on Windows Media Player.

Is there a freeware program that will put me back in business?

 

Hi my friend , welcome to MG's :major

Try it :wave

http://www.majorgeeks.com/PotPlayer_d7224.html

 

Have you tried VLC media player?

 

I haven't tried VLC or anything yet. I wanted to find the best before I installed.

 

Both of two is good enough , try one of those :wave

 

Many thanks. I'll give one a try.

 

I second VLC Media Player. It plays virtually anything you throw at it.

http://majorgeeks.com/VLC_media_player_d4674.html

 

VLC can work in portable mode (http://tinyurl.com/j7fbr) You don't have to install anything. Just download a program from the above link and run it.

 

Look for the portable version of VLC. You won't have to install anything .

 

I prefer The KMPlayer over VLC, personally. It's available here at MG's:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/KMPlayer_d5484.html

I used to use VLC... but once I came across The KMPlayer, I haven't looked back.

 

Thanks, I will try the KM player. I did install the VLC program earlier in the week and it was a bust. Awful greenish colors and a one inch bar of corruption down the center of the screen.

 

Just out of curiosity, is there a good video player that is NOT Korean, or one that doesn't attempt to add a bunch of crap to your pc?

 

http://www.majorgeeks.com/Media_Player_Classic_Home_Cinema_d6213.html

http://www.majorgeeks.com/Media_Player_Classic_Black_Edition__d7929.html

This is what you are looking for in my opinion; I have been using it for years and have never had a bit of trouble with it. VLC is too unstable, and I wouldn't trust 99% of the video players out there to NOT do what you are concerned about.

 

VLC is, IMO, a very good player
The Video Output setting can cause the problem you're seeing. Try adjusting it here:

http://i49.tinypic.com/2mziexi.png