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Old 04-06-2005, 08:38 PM   #1
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dvd player for my laptop

Anyone know of a free dvd player that I can use on my laptop that isnt loaded with spyware?
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Old 04-06-2005, 08:53 PM   #2
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VLC media player is a good one... Plays Divx, DVD, music etc... Do a search on google for VLC media player.
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Old 04-06-2005, 09:01 PM   #3
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Windows Media player plays DVD's
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Old 04-06-2005, 09:07 PM   #4
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Windows Media player plays DVD's

I tried Media player but it said i needed a decoder and then gave me a link to buy one
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Old 04-06-2005, 09:15 PM   #5
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I tried Media player but it said i needed a decoder and then gave me a link to buy one
http://www.free-codecs.com
SLD Codec Pack Version 1.5 works great. im sure there is somthing better, so far i havent needed it
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Old 04-07-2005, 12:23 AM   #6
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http://www.free-codecs.com
SLD Codec Pack Version 1.5 works great. im sure there is somthing better, so far i havent needed it
I second that link.
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Old 04-07-2005, 07:42 AM   #7
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Windows Media player plays DVD's

I think it only plays dvds if you have codec installed by another dvd software
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I think it only plays dvds if you have codec installed by another dvd software


I have the plus pack and i think that makes my win media player play dvd... maybe
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Old 04-10-2005, 08:07 PM   #10
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VLC media player is a good one... Plays Divx, DVD, music etc... Do a search on google for VLC media player.
works great!
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