Need a DVD decoder

[dustin]

I need a free DVD decoder to run on WIN 2000.

DVD player specs:

TSSTcorp
CDRW/DVD TSH492B



Somebody hook me up!

 

[vanbells]

Hmmmmmm...Isn't there a plug-in with Divx? Or can you upgrade to a later Windows Media Player?

 

[dustin]

Hmmmmmm...Isn't there a plug-in with Divx? Or can you upgrade to a later Windows Media Player?

uh, its a work machine i'm not technically supposed to have admin rights to. i dont want to go upgraded stuff.

the least intrusive the better

 

[vanbells]

I use InterVideo. I know HP offered it at one point as a download for laptops. I'm not sure if it checks for HP hardware though.

 

[vanbells]

Try downloading it from here:

http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/hpcpqnk/us/download/22492.html

I'm not sure if you need admin rights to install though.

 

[dustin]

I use InterVideo. I know HP offered it at one point as a download for laptops. I'm not sure if it checks for HP hardware though.

i had an intervideo install of my matrix dvd. that installed. but it still gave me the same error with not having a DVD decoder.

is a decoder like a driver? or a player software?

 

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

You'll need administrative rights because a DVD decoder is technically a driver. It'll also have to be imported to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE section of the registry, also requiring administrative rights.

 

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

Sorry, didn't read into the whole thing. VLC Media Player will play DVDs and any form of video on Windows 2000. It's a freebie! I swear by VLC.

http://www.videolan.org

 

[dustin]

Thanks guys, I will try it out on Monday