Re: Patch for Windows Media Player?

From: wojo (kwoyach53954_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 03/23/04 

Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 07:07:45 GMT

No, but I was unaware of free codecs for Media Player. There's plenty of
free codecs and free players out there but I didn't know of any for Media
Player.
When I referred to copyright issues it was in George's comment that he
wanted to "Play with the Movies" he did say he has some home movies but also
said he wanted to transfer some DVD files to CD and that is where the
copyright issues came into play.

"CS" <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:usou50dovt22m6u78e04n6sjpjiemqj232@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 19:06:20 GMT, "wojo" <kwoyach53954@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> There are free codecs for download that will allow WMP to play DVD
> movies just fine. Nothing to do with copyright, more to do with the
> predatory actions of MS killing off Real Player and any other
> competition they can. Do a Google search, you'll find them. Hey
> wojo, are you becoming a MS apologist like your hero Bruce Chambers?
>
>>DVD Codecs are available from Microsoft, you have to pay for them, but if
>>you are trying to take information off copyrighted DVD Movies it won't let
>>you because it is copyright infringement.
>>
>>"King George John" <gilmer@crosslink.net> wrote in message
>>news:eM$Mb1DEEHA.3568@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi:
>>>
>>> I have an "e-machines" computer with a DVD drive.
>>>
>>> The only software I have that will read the DVD drive as a DVD (e.g.:
>>> video)
>>> is the Power DVD program that came with the computer. (The DVD drive is
>>> "seamless" when it has a regular CD in it.)
>>>
>>> BUT I would like to be able to play with the data on my DVD (I have some
>>> home movies) and transfer some DVD files to CDs. BUT widows media just
>>> will not read my DVD drive.
>>>
>>> Is there some kind of "patch" for either Windows Media or for XP to make
>>> it
>>> access my DVD ROM or is this just of case of the computer maker saving a
>>> few
>>> cents by putting in a non-standard DVD drive?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> jlg
>>>
>>>
>>
>

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