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 <P><CODE>mplayer -dvd &lt;title&gt; -dvd-device d:</CODE></P>
 
-<P>QuickTime DLLs have also been reported to work if you put them into the
+<P>QuickTime DLLs have also been reported to work. Compile with
+  <CODE>--enable-qtx-codecs</CODE> and put the codecs into the
   default Windows DLL location, <CODE>C:\WINNT\system32</CODE> or
   <CODE>C:\Windows\system</CODE> depending on your Windows version.</P>