TITLE
    Mac OS X Public Beta: Apple DVD Player Does Not Work
Article ID:
Created:
Modified: 		106019
9/26/00
9/26/00
TOPIC

    You must start up your computer from Mac OS 9 to watch a movie on a DVD-Video disc.

DISCUSSION

    Symptom

    DVD-Video discs do not play when the computer is started up in Mac OS X Public Beta. Opening Apple DVD Player in the Classic environment results in an alert box with this error message:
      The application "Apple DVD Player" has unexpectedly quit.

    Products affected
    • Mac OS X Public Beta
    • Apple DVD Player
    • Macintosh computer with DVD-ROM drive

    Solution

    Follow these steps to watch a movie on a DVD-Video disc:
      1. Open the System Preferences application.
      2. Click Startup Disk.
      3. Click the System Folder icon for Classic Mac OS.
      4. Restart the computer.

    Apple expects to fix this issue in a future software version.

Document Information
Product Area: Mac OS System Software
Category: Mac OS X
Sub Category: General Topics
Keywords: kmosX

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