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**HELP** Software for watching DVDs on PCs and laptops.

Henry Irving
Henry Irving Posts: 85,442
edited November 2009 in Not Sports Related
Suddenly can't watch work related DVDs on my PC or lap top as says I don't have the right software.

What do I need and where can I get it cheap/free/quickly?

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  • ellisaddick
    ellisaddick Posts: 1,435
    you could download real player or similar for noyhing
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,173
    Flv player is free and plays most formats. I'm pretty sure it has DVD playback for "work related" DVDs.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,442
    [cite]Posted By: ellisaddick[/cite]you could download real player or similar for noyhing

    think I've got real player already. Will try that.
    [cite]Posted By: Friend Or Defoe[/cite]Flv player is free and plays most formats. I'm pretty sure it has DVD playback for "work related" DVDs.

    Where do I get Flv from?
  • allez les addicks
    allez les addicks Posts: 1,433
    I know vlc player (type it into google) plays pretty much every file type so I guess it plays DVDs but not certain....useful program to have nonetheless
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    [cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: ellisaddick[/cite]you could download real player or similar for noyhing

    think I've got real player already. Will try that.
    [cite]Posted By: Friend Or Defoe[/cite]Flv player is free and plays most formats. I'm pretty sure it has DVD playback for "work related" DVDs.

    Where do I get Flv from?


    Simple, google flv player...

    Yep it is that easy.
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,979
    real player or windows do a free one - better options

    FLV will play pretty much anything and can be found by googling I believe
  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    go to the website of the pc manufacturer, search on downloads for that model you can often download the original build software which may include dvd software with codecs - important - try it..
  • DA9
    DA9 Posts: 11,109
    edited November 2009
    FLV, free download via google, or windows media player classic version is quite good for it.
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,173
    [cite]Posted By: BlackForestReds[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: ellisaddick[/cite]you could download real player or similar for noyhing

    think I've got real player already. Will try that.
    [cite]Posted By: Friend Or Defoe[/cite]Flv player is free and plays most formats. I'm pretty sure it has DVD playback for "work related" DVDs.

    Where do I get Flv from?


    Simple, google flv player...

    Yep it is that easy.

    It does annoy me when people ask, 'where do I find it?' When they have blatantly not making any effort to find it themselves!
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,442
    edited November 2009
    If I google for a software I get 10,000 advert sites trying to flog me something or make me register.

    hence the request for a particular site.

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  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,173
    Take your pick Lord Irving.
  • olster
    olster Posts: 1,405
    VLC everytime.

    will play dvd's from any/every region as well...
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,451
    edited November 2009
    That's going to help - Henry's asked for one site, he's complained about getting 10,000 and you've offered him 15.7 million!
  • Medders
    Medders Posts: 5,572
    I didnt think you needed any extra software to watch youporn.com ?
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,173
    I actually meant VLC player, FLV is for downloading youtube videos
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,442
    [cite]Posted By: Medders[/cite]I didnt think you needed any extra software to watch youporn.com ?

    I don't, they are working fine I don't watch such things but I do need it for a training course I'm delivering on Friday.

    I'll try VLC then

    Thanks for the help guys.
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,113
    I recommend GOM player
  • McLovin
    McLovin Posts: 2,307
    If Realplayer/Windows Media Player don't work it may be that the ability to play DVDs has been disabled.
  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    [cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: Medders[/cite]I didnt think you needed any extra software to watch youporn.com ?

    I don't,[strike]they are working fine[/strike]I don't watch such things but I do need it for a training course I'm delivering on Friday.

    I'll try VLC then

    Thanks for the help guys.

    henry, what is make and model of machine?
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,710
    Sounds like a region lock issue. Like others have said try VLC player, plays everything and will update all your codecs during installation.

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  • RedZed333
    RedZed333 Posts: 3,103
    edited November 2009
    Try a DVD you know has worked before, if it doesn't work then it's possible a virus called funlove has infected your machine...
  • allez les addicks
    allez les addicks Posts: 1,433
    n there i was thinking that if i got funlove on youporn.com it was a good thing......
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,442
    think it might be an old software issue.

    Got it re-recorded and it seems to work on more uptodate versions of Windows Media Player but not mine.

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