Compatible DVD decoder not installed

Hello. I am so helpless...and need advice, please someone....
I was working on a project in Premiere Pro and my computer(Windows XP 1GB) crashed. I heard compatibility problems with CS3 and Vista, so I took my computer to a repair place. It came back with a new hard drive, but the computer says "Compatible DVD decoder is not installed in the computer." All it has is Window Media player..... I have CS (the initial CS version), and I need Windows XP so that I can use Premiere CS version. I do not have any newer version of Premiere than CS. I am sorry, but I am totally lost and have no idea what to do.....

The message is probably telling you that your trying to play a DVD-Video disc without having an
MPEG-2 codec installed. Except for some versions of Vista, Windows doesn't come with an MPEG-2 codec. Most of the time it gets automatically installed with a DVD player software that often is bundled with a DVD drive. Maybe you have an installation disc of such a player lying around somewhere.
Otherwise you will need to buy the codec:
DVD Decoder (MPEG-2 Decoder) Plug-ins
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