Viewing information about a DVD

Windows Media Player can detect the DVD you are playing and display information about it, such as the DVD name, the director, and the names of the titles and chapters.

This section covers:

• To view information about a DVD
• To update information about a DVD
• To show DVD title and chapter names
• To rename DVD titles and chapters

Notes

• To play DVDs, you must have a DVD-ROM drive, and a software or hardware DVD decoder installed on your computer. If you do not have a compatible DVD decoder installed, DVD-related commands, options, and controls do not appear in the Player and you cannot play DVDs. By default, Windows does not include a DVD decoder. For more information about DVD decoders, see Windows Help.
• This feature is only available on select versions of Windows. For more information, see Special features.

Related topics

• Using DVDs