Enterprise and playing DVDs

It appears that Windows Media Player that comes with Vista Enterprise does
not include the ability to play DVDs. When I try it says that no codec is
installed. Can anyone suggest what I need to download, preferably for free,
to either get WMP to play DVDs, or a free player that's not too obnoxious
with ads. I tried installing the K-Lite Standard Codec pack, but either I
did it wrong or it isn't enough.

Thanks
Brian

On 26 May 2010, "BrianB" <>
wrote in microsoft.public.windows.vista.general:

> It appears that Windows Media Player that comes with Vista
> Enterprise does not include the ability to play DVDs. When I try
> it says that no codec is installed. Can anyone suggest what I need
> to download, preferably for free, to either get WMP to play DVDs,
> or a free player that's not too obnoxious with ads. I tried
> installing the K-Lite Standard Codec pack, but either I did it
> wrong or it isn't enough.

If its the ability to play DVDs where the audio is in AC3 format (very
common), I like AC3Filter (http://ac3filter.net/projects/ac3filter).

I like Media Player Classic for playing DVDs. You still need the right
codecs, though. (http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/).

Another possibility is VLC Media Player (http://www.videolan.org/). It
includes a bundle of codecs and will probably play your DVD right out
of the "box".

I've never used K-Lite.

From: "vista bill" <>

| I use VLC media player. Free and works flawlessly...

| http://www.videolan.org/


| Also suggested by Nil.


FYI

http://www.us-cert.gov/current/archi..._vulnerability


--
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http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
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On Wed, 26 May 2010 20:54:46 -0400, David H. Lipman wrote:

> From: "vista bill" <>
>
>| I use VLC media player. Free and works flawlessly...
>
>| http://www.videolan.org/
>
>
>| Also suggested by Nil.
>
>
> FYI
>
> http://www.us-cert.gov/current/archi..._vulnerability

That was apparently created 785 days ago. Is it still true?

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

From: "Gene E. Bloch" <not->

| On Wed, 26 May 2010 20:54:46 -0400, David H. Lipman wrote:

>> From: "vista bill" <>

>>| I use VLC media player. Free and works flawlessly...

>>| http://www.videolan.org/


>>| Also suggested by Nil.


>> FYI

>> http://www.us-cert.gov/current/archi..._media_player_
>> vulnerability

| That was apparently created 785 days ago. Is it still true?


Hmmm I grabbed the wrong wrong URL ? D'oh !

http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1003.html

http://www.us-cert.gov/current/archi...y_advisory_for

VideoLAN Releases Security Advisory for VLC Media Player
added April 22, 2010 at 08:20 am

VideoLAN has released a security advisory to address multiple vulnerabilities in VLC Media
Player. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a
denial-of-service condition.

US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review VideoLAN security advisory
VideoLAN-SA-1003 and apply any necessary updates or workarounds to help mitigate the
risks.



--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

On Wed, 26 May 2010 21:15:08 -0400, David H. Lipman wrote:

> From: "Gene E. Bloch" <not->
>
>| On Wed, 26 May 2010 20:54:46 -0400, David H. Lipman wrote:
>
>>> From: "vista bill" <>
>
>>>| I use VLC media player. Free and works flawlessly...
>
>>>| http://www.videolan.org/
>
>
>>>| Also suggested by Nil.
>
>
>>> FYI
>
>>> http://www.us-cert.gov/current/archi..._media_player_
>>> vulnerability
>
>| That was apparently created 785 days ago. Is it still true?
>
>
> Hmmm I grabbed the wrong wrong URL ? D'oh !
>
> http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1003.html
>
> http://www.us-cert.gov/current/archi...y_advisory_for
>
> VideoLAN Releases Security Advisory for VLC Media Player
> added April 22, 2010 at 08:20 am
>
> VideoLAN has released a security advisory to address multiple vulnerabilities in VLC Media
> Player. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a
> denial-of-service condition.
>
> US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review VideoLAN security advisory
> VideoLAN-SA-1003 and apply any necessary updates or workarounds to help mitigate the
> risks.

Spasibo. (= Thank you!)

I'll look at that one :-)

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On 26 May 2010, "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net>
wrote in microsoft.public.windows.vista.general:

> http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1003.html
>
> http://www.us-cert.gov/current/archi...hive.html#vide
> olan_releases_security_advisory_for
>
> VideoLAN Releases Security Advisory for VLC Media Player
> added April 22, 2010 at 08:20 am

Hmmm... They said way back on April 19 that the fix is in version
1.0.6... but the only version they offer for download is ver. 1.0.5.

I guess they're not all that much in a hurry to patch their security
hole.

Good thing I never use VLC.

Nonsense.

VLC 1.1.0 Release Candidate
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/releases/1.1.0-RC.html

Works flawlessly for me.


"Nil" <> wrote in message
news:Xns9D85A76E51A4Fnilch1@130.133.4.11...
> On 26 May 2010, "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net>
> wrote in microsoft.public.windows.vista.general:
>
>> http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1003.html
>>
>> http://www.us-cert.gov/current/archi...hive.html#vide
>> olan_releases_security_advisory_for
>>
>> VideoLAN Releases Security Advisory for VLC Media Player
>> added April 22, 2010 at 08:20 am
>
> Hmmm... They said way back on April 19 that the fix is in version
> 1.0.6... but the only version they offer for download is ver. 1.0.5.
>
> I guess they're not all that much in a hurry to patch their security
> hole.
>
> Good thing I never use VLC.

From: "Brent" <undefined>

| Nonsense.

| VLC 1.1.0 Release Candidate
| http://www.videolan.org/vlc/releases/1.1.0-RC.html

| Works flawlessly for me.


Ditto :-)

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

On 27 May 2010, "Brent" <undefined> wrote in
microsoft.public.windows.vista.general:

> Nonsense.
>
> VLC 1.1.0 Release Candidate
> http://www.videolan.org/vlc/releases/1.1.0-RC.html

Goodie for you, but where is there the advertised stable, final release
that is not a security risk?