Hi.

Can someone recommend a way to play DVDs with Vista Home Basic?

DVD Playback Codecs for Windows Vista Home Basic:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...dvdcodecs.aspx
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<bob@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi.
>
> Can someone recommend a way to play DVDs with Vista Home Basic?
>
>
>

Cyberlink do some nice Vista compatible DVD software. The new DVD Ultra
suite is very good, and if that is too much, the suite components can be
bought individually..

http://www.cyberlink.com/

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<bob@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi.
>
> Can someone recommend a way to play DVDs with Vista Home Basic?
>
>
>

You can buy a new DVD deck for as little as $19, most come bundled with DVD
playing software.
It's actually cheaper to buy a deck than the software individually...in most
cases.

"Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Cyberlink do some nice Vista compatible DVD software. The new DVD Ultra
> suite is very good, and if that is too much, the suite components can be
> bought individually..
>
> http://www.cyberlink.com/
>
> --
> Mike Hall - MVP
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
> Posting Productively.. http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
>
>
> <bob@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:4c9dacc4-4545-4538-8c7d-4dc4c8235a01@xxxxxx

>> Hi.
>>
>> Can someone recommend a way to play DVDs with Vista Home Basic?
>>
>>
>>

>

But is the software Vista compatible?

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"Not Me" <cargod01@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> You can buy a new DVD deck for as little as $19, most come bundled with
> DVD playing software.
> It's actually cheaper to buy a deck than the software individually...in
> most cases.
>
> "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:OOMvLrZKIHA.2176@xxxxxx

>> Cyberlink do some nice Vista compatible DVD software. The new DVD Ultra
>> suite is very good, and if that is too much, the suite components can be
>> bought individually..
>>
>> http://www.cyberlink.com/
>>
>> --
>> Mike Hall - MVP
>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
>> Posting Productively.. http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>>
>>
>> <bob@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:4c9dacc4-4545-4538-8c7d-4dc4c8235a01@xxxxxx

>>> Hi.
>>>
>>> Can someone recommend a way to play DVDs with Vista Home Basic?
>>>
>>>
>>>

>>

>
>

If the hardware is "made for Vista" then surely the software is also "made
for Vista" ??

"Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> But is the software Vista compatible?
>
> --
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> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
> Posting Productively.. http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
>
>
> "Not Me" <cargod01@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%23RJ1QIdKIHA.1212@xxxxxx

>> You can buy a new DVD deck for as little as $19, most come bundled with
>> DVD playing software.
>> It's actually cheaper to buy a deck than the software individually...in
>> most cases.
>>
>> "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:OOMvLrZKIHA.2176@xxxxxx

>>> Cyberlink do some nice Vista compatible DVD software. The new DVD Ultra
>>> suite is very good, and if that is too much, the suite components can be
>>> bought individually..
>>>
>>> http://www.cyberlink.com/
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mike Hall - MVP
>>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
>>> Posting Productively.. http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> <bob@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:4c9dacc4-4545-4538-8c7d-4dc4c8235a01@xxxxxx
>>>> Hi.
>>>>
>>>> Can someone recommend a way to play DVDs with Vista Home Basic?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>

>>
>>

>

In the case of OEM DVD drives, they are not made specifically for Vista. I
don't know if the situation has changed but, for the longest time, optical
drives were sold with only XP compatible software. I haven't bought a DVD
drive recently, so don't know if there has been a change..

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"Andrew Murray" <adKillSpammersmurray@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> If the hardware is "made for Vista" then surely the software is also "made
> for Vista" ??
>
> "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:OqXgaBeKIHA.2268@xxxxxx

>> But is the software Vista compatible?
>>
>> --
>> Mike Hall - MVP
>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
>> Posting Productively.. http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>>
>>
>> "Not Me" <cargod01@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:%23RJ1QIdKIHA.1212@xxxxxx

>>> You can buy a new DVD deck for as little as $19, most come bundled with
>>> DVD playing software.
>>> It's actually cheaper to buy a deck than the software individually...in
>>> most cases.
>>>
>>> "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:OOMvLrZKIHA.2176@xxxxxx
>>>> Cyberlink do some nice Vista compatible DVD software. The new DVD Ultra
>>>> suite is very good, and if that is too much, the suite components can
>>>> be bought individually..
>>>>
>>>> http://www.cyberlink.com/
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Mike Hall - MVP
>>>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
>>>> Posting Productively.. http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> <bob@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:4c9dacc4-4545-4538-8c7d-4dc4c8235a01@xxxxxx
>>>>> Hi.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can someone recommend a way to play DVDs with Vista Home Basic?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>

>>

>
>

Just because the drive will work in Vista doesn't mean the bundled software
(if any, as most cheap DVD drives come with little or no software) is Vista
compatible.

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"Andrew Murray" <adKillSpammersmurray@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> If the hardware is "made for Vista" then surely the software is also "made
> for Vista" ??

I haven't had any problems playing DVD movies in my computer. All I have to
do is pop the movie in, and Windows Media Center automatically plays it.

crym

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:

> DVD Playback Codecs for Windows Vista Home Basic:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...dvdcodecs.aspx
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> <bob@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:4c9dacc4-4545-4538-8c7d-4dc4c8235a01@xxxxxx

> > Hi.
> >
> > Can someone recommend a way to play DVDs with Vista Home Basic?
> >
> >
> >

>
>
>

"crym" <crym@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> I haven't had any problems playing DVD movies in my computer. All I have
> to
> do is pop the movie in, and Windows Media Center automatically plays it.

Media Center is only available is Home Premium, and Ultimate. To get
playback in Home, the OP would have either have to do as Andre instructed or
use PowerDVD or something similar.

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> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
>

>> DVD Playback Codecs for Windows Vista Home Basic:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...dvdcodecs.aspx
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>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
>> <bob@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:4c9dacc4-4545-4538-8c7d-4dc4c8235a01@xxxxxx

>> > Hi.
>> >
>> > Can someone recommend a way to play DVDs with Vista Home Basic?
>> >
>> >
>> >

>>
>>
>>