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you need a decoder to play the format that dvd movies are stored in one such decoder is power dvd wich is a software decoder the other type of decoder is a hardware decoder eg real magic hollywood plus or a creative labs dxr2 decoder. the differencebetween the two is the software decoder uses your cpu to render the display overlay and video whereas the hardware uses a processor on a seperate piece of hardware to do the decoding of the movie. costs more for the hardware but it is worth it. theydo make them in a pcmcia form for a laptop too. however for just getting this working you should call toshiba and ask them how you reinstall the software decoder that came with the laptop. some movies come with thier own decoding software that gets installed when you try to play the movie mostly called pc-friendly dvd player you could try this I hope this awnswer is satisfactory to you have a good day

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