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HillWilliam

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36. I didn't have any trouble

Fri May 4, 2012, 11:50 PM

May 2012

with Ubuntu. It just worked. I don't remember having to add anything. If I did, it was so totally painless as not to notice (the up-side of Ubuntu, I suppose). So does my wireless-N adapter now. So does the scanner now. Now I did drop back to Gnome Failsafe because unity shits (clumsy, ugly PITA). All in all, I'm happy now.

Fedora OTOH got to be a pain in the ass. I had been running RH-something for about 13 years. Fedora 15 started my dismay with their desktop and Fedora 16 sealed their fate. Switching to Ubuntu was pretty easy. My wireless-N adapter didn't work. Couldn't play movies without a big freakin' tapdance. After RH tried to be more Mac than Mac, Gnome got uglier than home-made sin. I switched and haven't looked back.

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Windows 8 dropping the ability to play DVDs [View all] Zorro May 2012 OP

The version of media player on my XP OS won't play DVDs...... marmar May 2012 #1

This Issue may not affect most people FredisDead May 2012 #45

I wonder what version you have of media player? Mine on old XP plays DVDs. Honeycombe8 May 2012 #51

I won't use Windows Media Player for anything-such a resource hog among other things. hobbit709 May 2012 #53

Exactly Aerows May 2012 #62

Will this be enough to wean you from the world's most prolific computer virus? n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #2

That's a bit of a surprise, but I never use Media Player for DVDs anyway fishwax May 2012 #3

The reality is that WMP sucks. There are way better alternatives that are totally free. Edweird May 2012 #4

and this affects watching Porno on-line How ???? FreakinDJ May 2012 #5

Open source MPlayer works for me. nt phasma ex machina May 2012 #6

I have not been a fan of Windows 8 since I first saw the beta preview and the reasons keep growing. Initech May 2012 #7

Why not just rip the DVD to digital... this is what WMP prefers anyway DontTreadOnMe May 2012 #8

Don't you have to defeat encryption to rip a movie from a DVD to your hard drive? Lasher May 2012 #12

Yes, but there are many programs that do this for you. Nye Bevan May 2012 #20

Hmm, so there are. Lasher May 2012 #30

VLC Media Player is free. Ian David May 2012 #9

Indeed everyone should have VLC installed anyway as it plays more formats than WMP does. n/t PoliticAverse May 2012 #31

The last Ubuntu release is very, very, good bhikkhu May 2012 #10

+1 L0oniX May 2012 #24

In a world without walls and fences, who needs windows 2on2u May 2012 #11

Never get a version of Windows until the first service pack comes out. n/t customerserviceguy May 2012 #13

Media Player Classic FredisDead May 2012 #14

I am absymally ignorant about computers. I read the link snagglepuss May 2012 #15

It will work with Windows XP SP3 FredisDead May 2012 #19

Thanks. I do have SP3:) But just to clarify. By downloading this freeware, I don't snagglepuss May 2012 #32

To play a DVD disc FredisDead May 2012 #34

You can pay for the DVD media player add on. Warren Stupidity May 2012 #16

I still have trouble getting my 5.25 inch floppy disks zbdent May 2012 #17

+1 GeorgeGist May 2012 #29

I never liked Widows media player dvd anyway. Speck Tater May 2012 #18

No thanks. I'll just read a book on my next plane trip. Iris May 2012 #21

Fine with me I never use media player. jp11 May 2012 #22

that's what I use, too TorchTheWitch May 2012 #44

Does adjusting the start-up volume in the Preferences not work for discs? Make7 May 2012 #63

Make the switch to Ubuntu ...play DVD's ...make copies ...etc. L0oniX May 2012 #23

You cannot play DVDs FredisDead May 2012 #28

I didn't have any trouble HillWilliam May 2012 #36

You must have added FredisDead May 2012 #39

It was such a non-event HillWilliam May 2012 #59

Mint is Ubuntu with the codecs included IDemo May 2012 #52

Mint has two versions for download FredisDead May 2012 #55

I've always downloaded the Main Edition, no additional downloads or configuration required IDemo May 2012 #57

there are a buunch of free media players you can get online WhoIsNumberNone May 2012 #25

DIVx is free, too HillWilliam May 2012 #38

The day that Microsoft starts making products that don't suck is the day ... Poiuyt May 2012 #26

The Kinect is actually pretty cool Occulus May 2012 #33

LOL....fanboy. Brainwashing has worked on you! Logical May 2012 #37

You made a funny FredisDead May 2012 #41

Mplayer/Smplayer? Video Lan Client? If these are available in Windows 8 Zalatix May 2012 #27

Tell me something... jmowreader May 2012 #35

bridesmaids was good. Tunkamerica May 2012 #47

I think it's one of the funniest movies I've ever seen obamanut2012 May 2012 #54

so download VLC player for free.... dionysus May 2012 #40

++! VLC rocks! backscatter712 May 2012 #43

I'm no Microsoft fan, but this is silly. Download VLC (or another one many other programs) for free. NYC Liberal May 2012 #42

why would you use WMP anyway? lots of better programs out there. Tunkamerica May 2012 #46

What bull; of course there will still be free, non-Microsoft software to play DVDs. eShirl May 2012 #48

Bull? jp11 May 2012 #50

Vlc JCMach1 May 2012 #49

VLC is free and terrific obamanut2012 May 2012 #56

The movie studios probably dropped fifty tons of legalese on Microsoft's doorstep... hunter May 2012 #58

Incredibly backwards. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #60

VLC Media Player is FREE, FREE, FREE and is already much better than anything MS has created. n/t Dawgs May 2012 #61