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rb2d2 · Sep 25, 2004

I don't remember the name of it Bobby. You said Decrypter and Shrink wasn't working for what you wanted to do but found another one that was promising. I no longer remember what it was you were trying to do but apparently it was something entirly different since now you used Windows Media Player to do the job.

sunny

Bobby · Dec 31, 2004

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That was DVDFAB Decrypter v2.9.6.6. Neither DVd Shrink or DVD Decrypter would get around the write protection on the movie that I wanted to make a backup of but DVDFAB Decrypter did. It would have been better if DVDShrink would have because it would have brought the 6.33 GB movie down to a size that would fit on a 4.7GB DVD.

DVDFAB Decrypter can be found at www.dvdidle.com but these people want to sell it to you. If you do a Google search of DVDFAB Decrypter it will take you to a site that offers a FREE D/L.

rb2d2 · Sep 25, 2004

Ok I'm copying a DVD to the HDD but it's going to take over 5 hours????!!

Bobby · Dec 31, 2004

[/quote]Ok I'm copying a DVD to the HDD but it's going to take over 5 hours????!! [quote]

I don't understand why you would the contents of a DVD to your HDD. When you wanted to use the DVD contents why would you not just pop it in your drive and play it? I also don't understand why it would take 5 hours. What program are you using to copy it to your HDD with?

Bobby · Dec 31, 2004

OK. I just went back and read your post again. That task time will come down drastically after you start copying the DVD. Let me know how long it took.

rb2d2 · Sep 25, 2004

OK, not sure how long but it wasn't 5 hours!! LOL maybe half hour. I left it running while I did other things.

Got a question. When I put the DVD in the tray why doesn't the movie play? Not this DVD that I copied or any other. Not the DVD I made the other day with the DVD recorder in my living room. I transferred a VCR tape to a DVD and it shows on the TV but not my PC.

Real Player launches but there is no movie on the screen.

BTW, the movie I copied to the HDD doesn't play either.

dontknow

Bobby · Dec 31, 2004

Two things come to mind immediately. First, do you have Auto-Play turned on for the drive that you are trying to play it in? Second, if it was burned with a DVD-R program and disk it may not play in a + player. I have never run into this problem but I remember reading that _ or + disks were not compatible with all players (Or drives). What I mean is that a - DVD may not play in a + player etc.

rb2d2 · Sep 25, 2004

The movie is a commerical one, Holiday Inn, and the disk I used to copy the VCR tape is a DVD+R. My burner is a Memorex DVD16+/-DL4RWlD2. Here are the specs:

DVD16+/-DL4RWlD2 detail information

I think I was able to play a movie in that DVD Player one time after I got it and never again.

dontknow

Bobby · Dec 31, 2004

Your burner supports both types of media so that's not the problem. Is your AutoPlay turned on on your PC drive? I sure don't understand the DVD playing once but not since.

Your burner supports these media.

Supported media types
CD-ROM
DVD-ROM
CD-R/RW
DVD±R/RW
DVD±R DL

rb2d2 · Sep 25, 2004

How and where do you turn Auto Play on? Besides shouldn't you be able to click on the drive letter and make the movie play?

Anyway ... I think it does "Auto Play", it's just that no movie shows up. This is what launches: It does say DVD and it IS playing.....

If I go to Play and choose N ... ( N is the DVD drive)

I get a screen but no movie, just a visualization like for music