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when i try to play a dvd i get the following error message :
your input can't be opened: vlc is unable to open the MRL
DVD///C:program%20Files%20%28x86%29/videolan/vlc"
check the log for details

Of course, you cannot play tape.
To play dvd, you need to enter "Disc device" path from "Open Disk" dialog.
My computer has disk drive at device "D". So I enter "D:\" to the "Disc device".

Hi courtrock77,

are you trying to play a "real=physical" DVD, or do you have DVD-image on disk ?
in both cases you should start vlc selecting media --> open Media
in case of a physical DVD open your optical drive
in case of an DVD-image open the path to VIDEO_TS

yes a Real=physical ...

in case of a physical DVD open your optical drive???
what or where is the optical drive??

yes a Real=physical ...

in case of a physical DVD open your optical drive???
what or where is the optical drive??

To answer your question "optical drive" -
pls. have a look at https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw_el_ ... t4dnc/view
Unfortunately I have a German Windows 10 x64, so my translations may not fit to your Windows Edition.
In my case I have 2 optical drives, G: is a BluRay Burner and J: is a DVD Burner.

open on your PC the Windows Explorer and open "My PC (? hopefully correct for your Windows Edition)
In a correct Windows installation you should see on the "open media" menu the character of your optical drive (in my case G:) -
pls. see https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw_el_ ... g4ck0/view
If you do not see the character of your optical drive, you have a problem in your Windows.

PS.: I am using a vlc-2.2.4 version with more features than the standard version - it can be found on
https://sourceforge.net/projects/dvdx/f ... p/download
More details on the vlc version I use on http://www.labdv.com/aacs/