If you have a DVD drive and decoder hardware or software on your computer, you can play DVD movies with Windows Media Player. The decoder allows Windows Media Player to view the content on the DVD. If you don't have a decoder, you can purchase one from a third party manufacturer. When you play a DVD movie, a list of titles appear with a section of content from the movie. You can use the titles to browse through the contents of the DVD.
Play a DVD Movie
Insert a DVD into your DVD drive.
If the Audio dialog box appears, click Play DVD Video, and then click OK.
The Windows Media Player window appears, and the DVD starts to play.
To expand the contents list of the DVD, click the plus sign (+).
To pause the movie, click the Pause button.
To stop the movie, click the Stop button.
To play a specific title, double-click it in the list.
To play the previous or next section of the movie, click the Previous or Next button.