DVD Playing program

[Dallas Starr]

I am at the inlaws and they wouldlike to play a dvd on there ancient computer (does have XP though). What FREE program would be good for this? Windows media player doesnt have the right decoder it seems. Any ideas?

 

[Thomas Rogers]

I use PowerDVD but it isn't free, but it was free to me as a pack in with all the optical drives I have purchased.



I did a quick Google search...you might try this one which claims to be truly free, non-crippled, and without spyware:

 

[Tom Schindler]

I take it you have acess to the internet. Windows MEdia, the later versions, had a DVD encoder built in it.





Tom

 

[Nelson Atwell]

If it is an old computer, it probably doesn't have a DVD drive. As far as I know, there isn't a software program that will make a CD-ROM drive play DVDs. Most computers with DVD drives come with the DVD player software installed.

 

[Deleted deleted]

Nelson is right, if the PC is that 'ancient', then most likely it only has a CD-Rom drive, which is useless. No software will get you around a hardware limitation like no DVD drive

 

[TomT]

IF you have a dvd player download Windows Media Player 11 beta.