- 1). Click the Windows "Start" button and click "My Computer" to launch Windows Explorer.
- 2). Right-click the "CD/DVD-ROM" drive and click "Properties." Click the "AutoPlay" tab.
- 3). Select "DVD Movie" in the "Content Type" box and select the player you want to use to play your DVDs automatically every time you insert them into the CD/DVD-ROM drive. Click "Apply" to save the changes and click "OK."
- 4). Insert your DVD into the CD/DVD-ROM drive on your Windows XP system. It automatically plays using the media player that you selected.
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