Once this folder is located, the player loads the data file within it and begins video playback.

Starting with Windows XP, DVD Player was removed in favor of DVD playback capabilities built directly into Windows Media Player.

While the DVDPlay executable remains in %Windir%\system32, it simply redirects to launch Windows Media Player instead.

[1] When launched, it searches for movie files in the disc drive.

It can also be picked as an option in the AutoPlay dialog when a disc is inserted.