On Jan 29, 12:21 pm, "Beemer" <Bee...@nowhere.com> wrote:
> I have replaced old laptop with a used Sony VAIO PCG-GR215SP laptop for
> which I have no OS or support discs. I then installed my legit Windows XP
> SP2 and added all the available drivers and applications from the Sony
> support site.
>
> At present Windows Media player 11 is saying that I do not have a suitable
> codec For those familiar with this Vaio model was it able to [play DVDs as
> originally supplied?
>

If it had a dvd player, it would have had dvd playing software, which
is your current hang up.



> I do not want to download a flaky free codec or spend money on one if there
> was a codec in the original Sony or Sony supplied software.
>
> Beemer

How about a flaky free program?

www.videolan.org

Which will play dvds, and the current release fixed a lot of it's
previous flakiness (some flakiness remains).

Other than that, powerdvd is a good dvd player, but you have to spend
money on it.