DVD Decoder?

[MrB]

I put together a PC for a friend who bought the parts himself. The Sony DVD
Player..CD rewriter came with no software. He is running XP Home. If he
tries to play a DVD using Windows MP, he gets an error that says he needs a
DVD decoder. The system has all MS updates. What do we need to do to get him
into DVD country?

 

[Steve Shattuck]

I put together a PC for a friend who bought the parts himself. The Sony DVD

Player..CD rewriter came with no software. He is running XP Home. If he
tries to play a DVD using Windows MP, he gets an error that says he needs a
DVD decoder. The system has all MS updates. What do we need to do to get
him into DVD country?

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=dvd+codec&btnG=Google+Search

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

WinDVD, PowerDVD.... or similar

www.intervideo.com and www.gocyberlink.com I believe both have trial
versions so you can see which he prefers.

 

[MikeP]

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

 

[Wesley Vogel]

How much spyware gets installed along with it?

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Shenan Stanley]

I put together a PC for a friend who bought the parts himself. The
Sony DVD Player..CD rewriter came with no software. He is running XP
Home. If he tries to play a DVD using Windows MP, he gets an error
that says he needs a DVD decoder. The system has all MS updates. What
do we need to do to get him into DVD country?

Download and install the K-Lite Codec MegaPack.

 

[MikeP]

No spyware or Iwouldn't recommend it.

How much spyware gets installed along with it?

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[bxf]

How much spyware gets installed along with it?

None that I've noticed (asuming you're referring to VLC).