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Todd Hudson
Can Vista media player 11 play a dvd from a hard drive without selecting it
file by file?
I copied a dvd from dvd to hard drive.
If so, how?
Thanks
file by file?
I copied a dvd from dvd to hard drive.
If so, how?
Thanks
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Ken
Yes it should. It can in xp anyway just double click on the video_ts.ifo
file
Ken
file
Ken
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El Diablo
Yes,
Have the DVD disk in the drive and launch the Windows Media Player 11.
It should auto detect and play
LR
Have the DVD disk in the drive and launch the Windows Media Player 11.
It should auto detect and play
LR
K
Ken
That was not his question. He was talking from hard drive
Ken
Ken
T
Todd Hudson
Because it is not free.
Peetzer said:Why not give PowerDVD from Cyberlink a try.
D
Dale
There's almost nothing new in WMP 11 except eye candy that can't be turned
off but there's a lot of previously existing functionality that was removed
in favor of eye candy and online stores.
Dale
<snip>
off but there's a lot of previously existing functionality that was removed
in favor of eye candy and online stores.
Dale
I wonder what is new in wmp 11, only the appearance is pimped, all the
settings look dusty old. Wish they implement some cool stuff or at least
new
stuff...
<snip>
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MICHAEL
Agreed. The biggest problem I have with WMP11-
the ability to backup and restore licenses was removed.
You can backup your protected WMA all day, without the
licenses to go with them, you are screwed if something
happens. You are dependent on the online store to re-download
those licenses. Numerous users have had trouble with
not being able to re-download those licenses once they switched
to WMP11. Another user in this forum, Jeff, and myself, had
tremendous problems with MSN Music and re-downloading the
licenses. Our problems were not resolved within days or even
weeks. I believe he finally got a refund or credit. I found my own
way of taking complete ownership of my paid for WMA songs.
I'm not talking about just a few songs, either. These were not the
download subscription songs, where you pay monthly to listen to
them or put them on a device. These were whole albums and songs
that I paid for outright. I couldn't get them to play on my two other
computers that had been updated to WMP11, whether it was in XP
or Vista. I had one computer where they still worked, and was facing
burning over a 1,000 songs (seriously) to CDs and them ripping them
back if I wanted to listen to them on another computer. Before the
screw-up, the setup was really great. All those songs and the licenses
were backed-up to two external hard drives. I could listen to them from
any of my computers. If I was going out of town, I would transfer certain
songs to my laptop and enjoy. Or, burn a CD for the car. After updating
to WMP11, the joy was gone.
It didn't matter what I tried on any of the other computers, the licenses
would not work on those computers, nor could they download the license
from MSN Music. Went through numerous steps to get it to work, nothing.
Luckily, I still had that one computer where they worked, and I almost
set out to burn every song to CDs. Then, I happened upon a little program
that fixed my problem- it ripped the DRM right out of those songs.
This whole process got me to thinking. What if your license files
becomes corrupt? You'll need to make sure you have an internet
connection and you will be dependent on the particular site you got
the songs from to re-download the licenses. What if that music site
goes out of business, just like MSN Music did recently? My situation
could have been avoided easily if the WMA files I paid for had been
in non-protected WMA files. If I pay for the song or album- why do they
still need DRM protection? I can burn them to a CD and then rip them back,
but I couldn't listen to them on my other computers without the licenses.
Also, none of this was a problem until WMP11 and you still had the ability
to backup your licenses and then restore them if something happened.
And, "somethings" happen all the time. I could have been really screwed had
that one computer lost the ability to play those files. I would have had
to fight with MSN Music, as Jeff did, to get a refund. Or, wait to listen to
music I paid for, while they figured out/researched the problem. And, in my case,
there would have been a significant amount of money involved. How would they
have known if I was lying or not? How would they know that I didn't burn all
those songs to a CD and was trying to pull one over on them? They don't
tell you to backup them up to a CD, never even mention anything about
backing your music up.
I thought I had all the bases covered. My songs were backed up to two
external hard drives, with a backup of the licenses also. I had the licenses
working on three different computers. And, if worse came to worse, I could
always re-download the purchased songs from the music store. What if your
licenses no longer work? You are screwed. Anyone who purchases music
online needs to immediately burn them to a CD. Because if something happens
to corrupt your licenses before you do and the music store jerks you around-
you will be SOL until you/they resolve the problem. Once again, these were
not the songs from the subscription services. These were bought and paid for
songs and many, many whole albums. I really tried to embrace the technology,
and the technology almost screwed me over. I was one of those who used to
think some folks were carrying on about DRM for nothing- until it pissed me off.
That's the way a lot of things go, we don't care about it unless it messes with us.
Always burn any music you buy online, immediately.
Or, just but the CD at the store and fuk the DRM crap.
-Michael
the ability to backup and restore licenses was removed.
You can backup your protected WMA all day, without the
licenses to go with them, you are screwed if something
happens. You are dependent on the online store to re-download
those licenses. Numerous users have had trouble with
not being able to re-download those licenses once they switched
to WMP11. Another user in this forum, Jeff, and myself, had
tremendous problems with MSN Music and re-downloading the
licenses. Our problems were not resolved within days or even
weeks. I believe he finally got a refund or credit. I found my own
way of taking complete ownership of my paid for WMA songs.
I'm not talking about just a few songs, either. These were not the
download subscription songs, where you pay monthly to listen to
them or put them on a device. These were whole albums and songs
that I paid for outright. I couldn't get them to play on my two other
computers that had been updated to WMP11, whether it was in XP
or Vista. I had one computer where they still worked, and was facing
burning over a 1,000 songs (seriously) to CDs and them ripping them
back if I wanted to listen to them on another computer. Before the
screw-up, the setup was really great. All those songs and the licenses
were backed-up to two external hard drives. I could listen to them from
any of my computers. If I was going out of town, I would transfer certain
songs to my laptop and enjoy. Or, burn a CD for the car. After updating
to WMP11, the joy was gone.
It didn't matter what I tried on any of the other computers, the licenses
would not work on those computers, nor could they download the license
from MSN Music. Went through numerous steps to get it to work, nothing.
Luckily, I still had that one computer where they worked, and I almost
set out to burn every song to CDs. Then, I happened upon a little program
that fixed my problem- it ripped the DRM right out of those songs.
This whole process got me to thinking. What if your license files
becomes corrupt? You'll need to make sure you have an internet
connection and you will be dependent on the particular site you got
the songs from to re-download the licenses. What if that music site
goes out of business, just like MSN Music did recently? My situation
could have been avoided easily if the WMA files I paid for had been
in non-protected WMA files. If I pay for the song or album- why do they
still need DRM protection? I can burn them to a CD and then rip them back,
but I couldn't listen to them on my other computers without the licenses.
Also, none of this was a problem until WMP11 and you still had the ability
to backup your licenses and then restore them if something happened.
And, "somethings" happen all the time. I could have been really screwed had
that one computer lost the ability to play those files. I would have had
to fight with MSN Music, as Jeff did, to get a refund. Or, wait to listen to
music I paid for, while they figured out/researched the problem. And, in my case,
there would have been a significant amount of money involved. How would they
have known if I was lying or not? How would they know that I didn't burn all
those songs to a CD and was trying to pull one over on them? They don't
tell you to backup them up to a CD, never even mention anything about
backing your music up.
I thought I had all the bases covered. My songs were backed up to two
external hard drives, with a backup of the licenses also. I had the licenses
working on three different computers. And, if worse came to worse, I could
always re-download the purchased songs from the music store. What if your
licenses no longer work? You are screwed. Anyone who purchases music
online needs to immediately burn them to a CD. Because if something happens
to corrupt your licenses before you do and the music store jerks you around-
you will be SOL until you/they resolve the problem. Once again, these were
not the songs from the subscription services. These were bought and paid for
songs and many, many whole albums. I really tried to embrace the technology,
and the technology almost screwed me over. I was one of those who used to
think some folks were carrying on about DRM for nothing- until it pissed me off.
That's the way a lot of things go, we don't care about it unless it messes with us.
Always burn any music you buy online, immediately.
Or, just but the CD at the store and fuk the DRM crap.
-Michael
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Alias
MICHAEL said:Or, just but the CD at the store and fuk the DRM crap.
That's what I do.
Alias
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Dale
The problems you describe are why I buy all my music in CDs and rip them
myself (using iTunes because WMP's library sucks pretty much along with the
rest of WMP 11). I have been fortunate in being able to get all the classic
rock I like without DRM though I did have one Hollies CD immediately upon
insertion try to install a "required update" to WMP.
I almost said I just refuse to participate in DRM'd media but I do have DVDs
and they're all DRM'd which really sucks.
Dale
myself (using iTunes because WMP's library sucks pretty much along with the
rest of WMP 11). I have been fortunate in being able to get all the classic
rock I like without DRM though I did have one Hollies CD immediately upon
insertion try to install a "required update" to WMP.
I almost said I just refuse to participate in DRM'd media but I do have DVDs
and they're all DRM'd which really sucks.
Dale
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