Vista won't play my DVD?

Every time I try to play my movie (Ocean's 13 if you were curious) I get this message:

Windows Media Player cannot play this DVD because there is a problem with digital copy protection between your DVD drive, decoder, and video card. Try installing an updated driver for your video card.

The thing is, I was watching it earlier! I had to restart my computer because my AIM froze up. I went to start the dvd again and this message pops up. WTF! How do I fix it?

Vista won't play my DVD?

Switch to Linux. I use OpenSuSE myself and I have no problems playing DVDs. It did require the installation of the DeCSS program (technically illegal).

Linux is also free, so cost is not an issue.

Vista won't play my DVD?antivirus downloads

once again thank people who pirate movies. The rediculous copy protection you are fighting is called HDCP. The thing with HDCP is that you need to have an HDCP enabled dvd drive, video card, and monitor to even view the movie. It sounds like something has changed identification after the restart. Look to see if your monitor is properly identified. You can also try to reinstall the video card driver. It could also be the dvd drive. Just make sure everything is showing up as itself and hasn't switched to something universal. It could be a setting that was changed during the restart.

these problems are pretty hard to diagnose over a message board sorry. The good news is that a couple of new movies have done away with DHCP and are using more user friendly protection like codes on the actual dvd case insead.
try doing a restore from a day before you aim froze try that if not try updating your video card
Vista have many problems, its a bit of crappy OS. I suggest to change to XP, or install UBUNTU- you can watch DVD smoothly in this OS.

If you wont, I better tell you Oceans 13 Story.

chao...