Question : Windows XP Media player. What is the extensions of a DVD that i can use.

Hi,

Windows XP Media player. What is the extensions of a DVD that i can use.
With the inbuilt feature what are the extensions of a DVD that can be used.

I need to request an Phiographer for the DVD's need the supported format without any other addins.

REgards
Sharath

Answer : Windows XP Media player. What is the extensions of a DVD that i can use.

Information about the Multimedia file types that Windows Media Player supports
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316992
There are many media players outside of Microsoft wmp
If you're getting lost in the details from Microsoft I'll point them out for you,
with windows xp versions of WMP As Vista  now support mpeg with it's inbuilt decoder but not XP and earlier versions
APPLIES TO
Microsoft Windows Media Player 8.01
Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 Series
Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows XP
Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1
Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0
Windows Media Player 10
Windows Media Player 11
( Without decoders of any kind.)) And I do stress without decoders.
Supported video and audio
Windows Media formats (.asf,  .wmv, .wm)<< video
Audio
(.au, .snd)
Audio Interchange File Format ( .aif, .aifc, .aiff)
(.mid, .midi, .rmi)
 (.mp2, .mpa)
wma .,cda.
Windows Media Metafiles (.asx, .wax, .wvx, .wpl)
Windows Media Download Package (.wmd)
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ALL other formats require a decoder or a codec
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SO without decoders<<<
Unsupported !!
Moving Pictures Experts Group (.mpg, .mpeg, .m1v, .mp2, .mp3, .mpa, .mpe, .mpv2, .m3u)
The Moving Picture Experts Group develop the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) standards.

Audio Video Interleave (AVI)
Microsoft Digital Video Recording (.dvr-ms)
Indeo Video Technology (.ivf)
MPEG Audio Layer III (.mp3)
MPEG Audio Layer II (.mp2, .mpa)
Audio for Windows (.wav)

File formats that are not supported because they belong to another media regardless of decoders
RealNetworks content (.ra, .rm, .ram)
QuickTime content (.mov, .qt) MPEG-4 (.mp4)

Hope this clears it up for you and you can see your alternatives get limited.
When you consider MPEG ( DVD)  is owned by the motion picture experts group not Microsoft.
Most computers on the market get the main decoder from having a DVD rom.
Bundles with a setup disc that should have Power DVD or WinDVD
They are the decoders.
Please read the Microsoft site.
All the Best
Merete