20th April 1999
Haven't installed a DVD drive quite yet? Well, don't worry--in time, they'll come standard on all new PCs. Lockergnomie Jim Bailey discovered a way to turn on the DVD functionality of the Windows Media Player! Open Regedit, navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Microsoft > MediaPlayer > Player > Settings. Right-click on the Settings key and choose New > String Value. Name that string "EnableDVDUI" (without the quotes). For the value, use "yes" (again, without the quotes). Next time you start Windows Media Player, you should have DVD viewing abilities. Keep in mind, this won't read DVD-ROMs unless you have a DVD drive installed.