How to Open a DVD Player on an Apple Computer. Take advantage of the Apple computer at your office to play DVDs that contain technical manuals, applicant resumes or software tutorials.

Open the optical disc drive tray, then place the mini-DVD disc into the center of the tray. Close the optical drive tray. Click the "Play - Using Windows Media Player" option in the AutoPlay window.

You pry your stuck player open, retrieve your DVD, junk the now-damaged player and head to the nearest big box electronics store. Save yourself that $40.

See how you can open & use the new Windows Media Player Troubleshooter in the Get Help app of Windows 11 to fix Media Player or DVD Player issues.

To play from the dvd use the title numbers (and optionally chapter numbers), not the file names.<BR><BR>A better way would be to use the mplayer gui. The open disc option under the dvd tab works ...