How to Play a Movie on a Dell Laptop with Windows XP

Playing a movie on your Dell laptop with Windows XP is easy.

Playing a movie on your Dell laptop with Windows XP is an easy task that anyone can do, even a beginner. Windows XP comes with a free software program called Windows Media Center, which makes playing and watching a movie on your Dell laptop possible in just a few simple steps. Windows Media Center is also used to view pictures, play music and burn media files to a CD or DVD.

Instructions

1. Launch Windows Media Center by clicking on the "Start" menu, "All Programs" and then "Windows Media Center."

2. Insert your movie into the DVD-ROM drive of your computer.

3. Click the "Start" option in Windows Media Center. Using your mouse, scroll to the "TV + Movies" option.

4. Click "Play DVD."

5. Click "Play" on the DVD menu that pops up.

References

• Microsoft: Play a CD or DVD in Windows Media Center