To play a VCD

1. On the Play menu, point to DVD, VCD or CD Audio, and then click the drive that contains the VCD.
2. In the Playlist pane, double-click a VCD segment, if appropriate.

Notes

• To eject a disc, on the Play menu, click Eject. If you have discs in multiple drives, point to Eject, and then click the name of the disc that you want to eject.
• If the command DVD, VCD or CD Audio does not appear on the Play menu, automatic VCD playback is not supported on your version of Windows. To play a VCD manually, on the File menu, click Open. Navigate to the drive that contains the VCD, double-click the drive, and then double-click the MPEGAV folder. In Files of type, click Any File (*.*), and then open one of the files with a .dat extension.
• Automatic VCD playback is only available on select versions of Windows. For more information, see Special features.

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