# Playing VCDs (Video CDs)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-vcds-video-cds/139450>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 29, 2002, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-vcds-video-cds/139450 "2002-11-29T04:22:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![skaterboarder87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@skaterboarder87](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skaterboarder87)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-vcds-video-cds/139450/1 "2002-11-29T04:22:05Z")

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How can I play a Video CD on my computer? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-vcds-video-cds/139450/2 "2002-11-29T04:34:16Z")

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Windows media player recognizes the format.

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**Author:** ![skaterboarder87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@skaterboarder87](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skaterboarder87)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-vcds-video-cds/139450/3 "2002-11-29T04:41:27Z")

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That’s what I thought, but I couldn’t get it to work…Can you give me some instuctions please? =)

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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-vcds-video-cds/139450/4 "2002-11-29T04:46:06Z")

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Pull up media player…click on tools…options.file types. And just make sure play all is checked.

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**Author:** ![skaterboarder87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@skaterboarder87](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skaterboarder87)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-vcds-video-cds/139450/5 "2002-11-29T04:51:08Z")

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Ok, I did that, but it still won’t play. =(

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**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-vcds-video-cds/139450/6 "2002-11-29T08:31:16Z")

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What’s the error it gives?

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**Author:** ![skaterboarder87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@skaterboarder87](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skaterboarder87)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-vcds-video-cds/139450/7 "2002-11-29T08:45:48Z")

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There’s no error…

It can play the movies on the VCD fine by themselves, but can Widnows media Player display the menu that’s incorporated into it (as would be seen if played on a DVD player)?