Microsoft KB Archive/232813

= NetMeeting Cannot Run When You Are Running a DVD-ROM Program =

Article ID: 232813

Article Last Modified on 1/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

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This article was previously published under Q232813



SYMPTOMS
When you join a Microsoft NetMeeting conference and play a DVD-ROM disk simultaneously, you may receive the following error message:

DVD Player has encountered a Macrovision violation and cannot play this media. Please try a different media, or contact your system manufacturer.



CAUSE
This issue can occur because NetMeeting and DVD-ROM decoding solutions use some of the same resources.



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, do not run NetMeeting while you are using a DVD-ROM program.



WORKAROUND
The following text describes how to eliminate the DVD error described in this article:
 * 1) Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
 * 2) The Control Panel window appears.
 * 3) Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
 * 4) The Add/Remove Programs Properties window appears.
 * 5) Scroll-down and click PC Friendly and then click the Add/Remove button.
 * 6) Follow the on-screen instructions to uninstall the PC Friendly software.
 * 7) Insert a DVD and start the Cinemaster DVD program.
 * 8) When the message prompting to choose this player as the default, click yes.
 * 9) Click the Play button and the movie will play.

Keywords: kberrmsg kbhardware kbprb KB232813

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