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Thread ID: 41015 2003-12-26 22:54:00 DVD decoder software n.murray (5037) Press F1
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203428 2003-12-26 22:54:00 Hi,
My parents brought a PC comapany computer in 2000 with a DVD drive (Samsung SD 608).

Anyway the computer had hardware problems so my parents brought a new PC box (Not from PC Co! :-) ) in October without a DVD drive.

So I just put the Samsung DVD drive in the computer and XP has found it OK. However I can't find the DVD decoder software that came with the old PC (Anyway it probably wouldn't work since it was for Win98...).

Can anyone recommend a DVD decoder for XP?

Another option is that I buy a new DVD drive for my parents computer (Since it would have the DVD software).

Since I am intending to buy a new computer early next year for myself, I could put the Samsung in my new computer with another CDRW/DVD drive. Then I can set one drive to Region 1 and one to Region 4. If I go this way would the DVD decoder on my new computer work with the Samsung? I assume that the DVD decoder software is independent of the driver software.

Cheers
n.murray (5037)
203429 2003-12-27 00:37:00 > (Anyway it probably wouldn't work since it was for Win98 . . . )

It probably will

> Can anyone recommend a DVD decoder for XP?

WinDVD or PowerDVD (latest versions of either) . I think Advantage sells WinDVD for about $25 (I could be wrong though) .

> I assume that the DVD decoder software is
> independent of the driver software .

Correct .

Mike .
Mike (15)
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