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    Some advice on DVD decoder

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by Woober, Jan 18, 2009.

  1. Woober

    Woober Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello all,

    I just got done doing a dvd rw swap on my cf 29. I used the dvd rw out of my 2 year old Dell, which is ruined, and the install went great, using the tutorial that Toughbook posted.

    Here is my only problem- I went to test out my newly installed DVD player, and I got a Windows Media Player pop up that stated I do not have a compatible DVD decoder installed on my computer.

    Apparently, a decoder has to be purchased?

    What I do have is my old hard drive from my ruined laptop, and it is inside an enclosure, and I can use it as an external hard drive. Can I use the program files for Roxio, which this DVD player used to watch and burn dvds when it was still installed in my previous laptop? If so, how do I go about making them function on my Toughbook?

    Thanks in advance to anybody who can provide a bit of assistance.

    Scott
     
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  2. Zippy-Man

    Zippy-Man Notebook Evangelist

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    You can just download a dvd decoding program from the net like power dvd or win dvd. There are also a few freeware programs out there that will work.

    You might have a hard time getting it off the old HDD. I would just recommended downloading an app of the net it will be much easier.

    -James
     
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  3. namaiki

    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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  4. nfsnyc

    nfsnyc Notebook Consultant

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    Hey I had this same issue last week on refurbished dell laptop lol! I was going nuts trying different things till I realized I had the CDs from my old dell laptop (5 years old). I used that CD and it worked fine, program is 5 years old but works lol..at least on XP.

    Anyways, if you have a "2 year old dell" chances are it came with CDs containing the pre-installed software, see if you can find them...

    The freeware programs work too (VLC), but I for one did not like them...
     
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  5. Alex

    Alex Super Moderator

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    I agree with namaiki
    Try Media Player Classic


    Alex
     
    Alex, Jan 18, 2009
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  6. Toughbook

    Toughbook Drop and Give Me 20!

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    Woober... When you say that you did the mod... Did you solder R2 on the PC Board? Also... Did you notice what brand of DVD you put in? Just curious...
     
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  7. Woober

    Woober Notebook Enthusiast

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    I did indeed solder the r2 on the circuit board as you instructed- I used a thin piece of copper wire, and some solder, and made sure not to go outside the box.

    The dvd rw I used is a Sony QW58a.

    Scott
     
    Woober, Jan 18, 2009
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  8. ludedude

    ludedude Notebook Enthusiast

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    I agree. Media Player Classic is awesome!
     
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  9. Woober

    Woober Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does media player classic allow you to burn dvds, or is it simply for playing dvds?

    Scott
     
    Woober, Jan 18, 2009
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  10. ludedude

    ludedude Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just playing as far as I know. If you need something to burn DVD's, you could look into CDBurnerXP: http://www.cdburnerxp.se/features.php

    I haven't used it personally as I have Nero, but it seems to get good reviews for a free program.
     
    ludedude, Jan 18, 2009
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