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    Easy, FREE fix for no DVD sound in Vista Basic.

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by bizzybody, Nov 5, 2007.

  1. bizzybody

    bizzybody Notebook Guru

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    First, if Media Player 11 won't play DVDs at all, there's a hack for that. (I'll leave it up to you to find, I used Vista Manager.)

    But then if your version is Home Basic, you won't get any sound because Microsoft has disabled AC3 audio decoding and wants you to go buy a plugin from either Roxio or Cyberlink.

    Well poo on them! Get a FREE fix from www.ac3filter.net That's an open source AC3 codec that enables Media Player and many other programs to use that sound format.
     
    bizzybody, Nov 5, 2007
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  2. Phillip

    Phillip Phillip J. Fry

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    awesome, that's a good find there.
     
    Phillip, Nov 5, 2007
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