i need to install a dvd decoder.

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Am using win2000 on my system befofe and i later upgrade it to winxp
since then anytime i try to play a dvd i will recieve information
saying a compatible dvd decoder is not installed on my system.
pls do u know how i can download it for free.


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Actually, there is one free one, but it won't play copy protected DVD's.

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"John Barnett MVP" <freelanceit@mvps.org.NOSPAM> wrote in message news:emv%23zF8lFHA.3584@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> As far as i know there are no free dvd decoders. Most TV cards require them
> so they are supplied on their software.
>
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> "balogun" <balogun.1t5udq@pcbanter.net> wrote in message
> news:balogun.1t5udq@pcbanter.net...
>>
>> Am using win2000 on my system befofe and i later upgrade it to winxp
>> since then anytime i try to play a dvd i will recieve information
>> saying a compatible dvd decoder is not installed on my system.
>> pls do u know how i can download it for free.
>>
>>
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>> balogun
>
>

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My XP computer came with the codecs necessary, so I have no problem
but my Win ME computer has a DVD player but did not have the codecs.
I downloaded them here:
Fraunhofer DVD Codecs
Free DVD and AC3 Decoders. These codecs are needed for playing DVD's
on your computer. Free for non-commercial use
http://www.cliprex.com/free_dvd_vi [...] ,DESC.html

My download was back in March and was a slightly smaller download.
No idea if the difference is just more spyware.
I do not recommend you download unless you can remove the tons of muck
that makes it "free". According to my notes, both Ad-Aware and Spybot
missed it.
As I tracked the install, I removed the garbage and the codecs work
perfectly.

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On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 18:36:10 +0000, balogun
<balogun.1t5udq@pcbanter.net> wrote:

>
>Am using win2000 on my system befofe and i later upgrade it to winxp
>since then anytime i try to play a dvd i will recieve information
>saying a compatible dvd decoder is not installed on my system.
>pls do u know how i can download it for free.

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I thought I made that fairly clear.

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On 14 Aug 2005 08:47:41 -0700, "oceanclub" <paul_moloney@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>I wouldn't touch that download with a bargepole. I just tried it and
>puts at least 3 bits of spyware on your machine.
>
>P

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My reference to "tons of muck" should have been a clue.
Yes, it took a few minutes to remove the garbage.
It may be that the updated version has more spyware.

....Alan
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On 15 Aug 2005 02:51:54 -0700, "oceanclub" <paul_moloney@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Alan Edwards wrote:
>
>> I thought I made that fairly clear.
>
>Not clear enough. I thought that perhaps it installed one piece of
>spyware explicitly. According to SpyBot, it installed _151_ seperate
>pieces that needed removing.
>
>Even then, SpyBot didn't catch them all, and I had to go in and
>manually remove directories and use msconfig to remove start-up
>settings. Even when you know what you're doing, this is laborious.
>
>P.