WinDVD 2.3
Moderator: lata
WinDVD 2.3
Okay, I know I'm talking ancient history here but my HP Pavilion came with this version when I bought it in 2000. Am I a complete idiot to ask if a freebie upgrade is available? Yes, you can be honest.
"nothing runs on ME" ...
Having said that (I did run ME for a bit before XPRC1 came out)(I was bored), right click on the exe module and choose properties and see if there is anything like a compatability set of choices. If yes, you could try that. There is also the question of the level of DirectX (DX) which is the thing that handles the video.
I ran WinDVD5 for a while, but I may have only ever run it on XP, so I don't know about a non-NT opsys.
As to upgrading, I hear they just cut the cord on XP, but as a noob to NT, you might try to pick up an XP OEM CD from Microcenter or newegg or wherever, that isn't locked to a particular manufacturer, and upgrade that to SP3, and grab an OEM cd of WinDVD, and play with that. As long as you don't need Blu-Ray or 5.1 Dolby, that should keep you for quite a while. WinDVD 5 and 7 were definitely my favorites as to picture color and quality. Of course BR blows them away, but that's a whole different format, and I've been progressing in this direction for many years.
XP has a huge user base and will so for many years to come. Questions can be asked and answered on the ms usergroup for XP general. I do not know whether that will run on your present computer, in terms of cpu and memory.
Having said that (I did run ME for a bit before XPRC1 came out)(I was bored), right click on the exe module and choose properties and see if there is anything like a compatability set of choices. If yes, you could try that. There is also the question of the level of DirectX (DX) which is the thing that handles the video.
I ran WinDVD5 for a while, but I may have only ever run it on XP, so I don't know about a non-NT opsys.
As to upgrading, I hear they just cut the cord on XP, but as a noob to NT, you might try to pick up an XP OEM CD from Microcenter or newegg or wherever, that isn't locked to a particular manufacturer, and upgrade that to SP3, and grab an OEM cd of WinDVD, and play with that. As long as you don't need Blu-Ray or 5.1 Dolby, that should keep you for quite a while. WinDVD 5 and 7 were definitely my favorites as to picture color and quality. Of course BR blows them away, but that's a whole different format, and I've been progressing in this direction for many years.
XP has a huge user base and will so for many years to come. Questions can be asked and answered on the ms usergroup for XP general. I do not know whether that will run on your present computer, in terms of cpu and memory.