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The DVD disc you are trying to play and your DVD drive have the same regional code setting. Your DVD
drive’s regional code setting is set by the first DVD disc you insert in the drive. After several uses the
regional drive becomes fixed and cannot subsequently be changed.
You have either a hardware or a software MPEG decoder installed on your system
Your PC’s hardware and software configuration supports the playing of DVDs. The following configuration
is recommended:
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At least an Intel Celeron/Pentium processor with a minimum clock speed of 400 MHz.
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64MB of memory (Windows 2000, Windows 98)
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Display settings of 800 x 600 pixels, High Color (16-bit).
You are using the latest drivers. These can be downloaded from the HP support Web site.
You have enabled DMA mode on the Secondary IDE channel in the Setup program, accessed by pressing
F2 during startup.