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    Fresh install - missing PowerDVD

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by kvasefi, Oct 23, 2011.

  1. kvasefi

    kvasefi Notebook Guru

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    Hi all.

    I got my Y570 and immediately did a fresh Win7 install on it. I've got everything back up and running now, except I don't have PowerDVD to play BD-ROM anywhere on the driver's folder or DVDs. Do you guys know where I can get/download the Lenovo free version of this software? It's not anywhere on the support links.

    As an FYI, I googled and found a link to PowerDVD 10 for an older Thinkpad model, but when I go full-screen on it, the tools/controls disappear and never come back, leaving me in BD continuous play until I kill the program using Task Manager.
     
    kvasefi, Oct 23, 2011
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  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Did you save a copy of the SWTools folder? If so it should be in there. You can download it from Lenovo site, but that's only an upgrade. You'd need to have the original installed to do the upgrade. You could use the recovery discs to get back the software, but that will take a lot of time. Unfortunately, there's no free blu-ray playback software.
     
    ZaZ, Oct 24, 2011
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