Here's our Windows 95/98 Tip for.. June 23, 1999
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Win98 & DVD
Just the other day we ran a Hardware tip titled "DVD - What is it?". With Windows 98's new DVD Player, you can play DVD discs from a DVD drive connected to your computer. You can also use your DVD drive to play software and music CDs. However, if you're curious about the new DVD Player and want to install it, you may not be able to.

Because Windows 98 DVD Player is designed to work with the Windows 98 decoder drivers, the option to add or remove DVD Player is not available until a supported DVD decoder adapter is installed and detected.

Once a supported DVD decoder adapter is detected and the Windows 98 drivers are installed, a shortcut for DVD Player is added to the Entertainment menu and the option to add or remove DVD Player becomes available under Multimedia on the Windows Setup tab in the Add/Remove Programs tool. After it is installed, the DVD Player software can be removed and reinstalled without having to reinstall the decoder drivers.

To open DVD Player after you have inserted a disc, click Start, Programs, Accessories, Entertainment, and then click DVD Player.