If you are using a DVD player then you need not to know how to play VOB files in Windows Media Player. As the DVD contain folders and files which are designed for DVD players. But if someone wants to use the files on computer and tries to play it through windows media player then they should know that how to play VOB files in windows media player. These files are basically meant for DVD players, and not for computers. If you wants to play them on your computer then you should put your DVD in DVD player and right click on the DVD icon and click the explore option on your computer. After exploring the DVD you will see some folders with name Video TS and Audio TS. But the folder Audio TS on a video DVDs is will be an empty folder and have no file within it. Generally it is used for audio DVD. When you will open the folder Video TS it will consist of many files. The files which the folder contains are usually of extensions type VOB, ifo and bup. So you need to know how to play VOB files in Windows Media Player of your computer. In real these are video files and contain the video you want to play using your computers media player.

Up to here you learned about the features of VOB files and use of these files in a DVD. Now you should know that how to play VOB files in Windows Media Player. Simply double click on VOB file and let it play on your computers media player. But these files cannot be played on your computer and a message will appear that it cannot open the file type. It may be corrupted or not supported by your current media player. Now you again try but the result will be same. So here is tip about how to play VOB files in Windows Media Player.

First tip is very simple as you only need to copy the VOB files from your DVD to a folder on your computer’s hard disk. Now change the file extension of file from VOB to .mpg. Leave the name of the file as it is do not alter it. After successful completion of the task and if codec also installed on computer it will play. But if it again not works then you need other idea about how to play VOB files in windows media player.

Now you need to have some other DVD ripping tools. With the help of tools you will be able to copy and convert the VOB files and make them usable for your Windows Media Player. These tools can convert your VOB files to mpg file or wmv file. Now these files are compatible with Windows Media Player and will be played on computer. You can download them from internet and convert your VOB files compatible to windows media player files. I think that your search for how to play VOB files in Windows Media Player is over.