WinDVD 9 on Windows 7

mankhan · Post by **mankhan** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:51 am

I tried WinDVD 9 on Windows 7 lates build 7201 and it installed OK but All2HD Up-scaling is greyed out and not working. Has anyone else have faced similar problem. Is there any way to work around this problem so that this important feature can work on Windows 7 too.

mankhan · Post by **mankhan** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:03 am

hello anyone,,,,,,,,,

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 5:00 pm

I don't think many of our members are bothering much with Windows 7.
I confess I installed a copy on one of my removable hard drives when I saw a thread in the MediaStudio Pro forum stating that it included an XP Virtualization. However I soon discovered that not many existing computers are capable of using that virtualization mode which unlike existing Virtual PC methods (Virtual PC / Virtual Box) which were purely software based, the new virtual PC for Windows 7 requires new Intel or AMD processors capable of hardware virtualization.

Furthermore, It has now been announced that here in Europe, when Windows 7 is released later this year, it will NOT have an upgrade path. What this means is that Windows 7 must be a clean install followed by a clean install of ALL of your existing software, Microsoft Office, all your Corel stuff etc.

My interest in Windows 7 already diminished by the virtualization aspect was well and truly killed by that even more recent revelation.

mankhan · Post by **mankhan** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:38 am

Well soon or later every one over here will be using windows 7 or anything else latest whatever Microsoft shall decide for consumers for future. Well whatever i am saying is based on my experience and not knowledge or information on net. Windows 7 is available for free and anyone can download windows 7 RC latest build and can get keys as well from microsoft or anywhere else. Just need google. and shall work unitl July 1010. STill an year to go.

besides blu-ray users in my view should use their PC purely as HTPC and not for any other purose. Well this is my opinion, and i am not asking everyone here to do same. My PC is dedicated PC oly for watching blu-rays over a projector so i am mainly concerned with picture quality rather then other PC functions.

There are many things i have noticed have got better after i install a fresh copy of Windows 7 and amogst them is that fast PC functions, mush less CPU and memory usage and better picture quality. This is what i am comparing with Vista.

Finally i found what i was facing when i was installing WinDVD 9. I just had last night fresh installation of windvd and i did not install any patches and WOW, my winDVD is working fine, i mean all functions are working fine. I shall try it more today as well. WinDVD's All2HD is a very good feature. before i was installing all patches and i found that All2HD feature was greyed out. Now its not.

Anyways there is no harm for trying Windows 7 if someone PC is capable of. I did not have to upgrade any hardware and same PC which i was using for vista is now for Windows 7 and every thing is working alright. What i just did that i used arconics and made an image of my vista system and now i hav einstalled windows 7 and if i find that winows 7 is troublesome then is hall use acronics again and shall ratin my vista image. its just that easy.

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:48 pm

mankhan wrote:Well soon or later every one over here will be using windows 7 or anything else latest whatever Microsoft shall decide for consumers for future. ......

Erm... NO!
There are hundreds of posts on the internet relating to methods and work rounds for replacing a pre-installed Vista Operating system with XP.
It has been a VERY popular question asked by my colleagues at work who found themselves "stuck" with Vista after purchasing a new computer.

In fact I have written a couple of threads on the subject:
Creating a Dual Boot Vista/XP System
Get ALL of your older programs to Run with Vista

mankhan · Post by **mankhan** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:31 am

because vista is much complicated and perhaps people which are used to work on xp are not able to learn or use the difficult (but much improved)vista. to me when vista came it was like an amzing sweet dish served after dinner (xp). people need to learn how to use vista that is all. it has much better and improved revolutionary graphics which no xp platform can perom aor exhibit. for HTPC users, they must have Vista or now Wondows 7 to enjoy their blu-rays, etc. using blu-ray on xp using small monitors means you are just enjoying half of what blu-ray meant to be.

my daughters aged 14 and 18 used theiri notebooks using xp for about 5-6 years and i was advising them since 2-3 years to jump to vista but they were kept syaing almost same as what you are saying and finally they had virus attack and i installed for them vista and told them just try and if you dont like i shall install for you xp and now its been an year and i ask them every time i see them, do you want xp back, and they laugh and say no, we are fine with vista, its amazing. If my 14 and 18 years old daughters can undertsand vista then what is worng with people or members over here which are much learned and skillful. think about it, Sir.

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:15 am

mankhan wrote:because vista is much complicated and perhaps people which are used to work on xp are not able to learn or use the difficult (but much improved)vista. to me when vista came it was like an amzing sweet dish served after dinner (xp). people need to learn how to use vista that is all. it has much better and improved revolutionary graphics which no xp platform can perom aor exhibit. for HTPC users, they must have Vista or now Wondows 7 to enjoy their blu-rays, etc. using blu-ray on xp using small monitors means you are just enjoying half of what blu-ray meant to be.

my daughters aged 14 and 18 used theiri notebooks using xp for about 5-6 years and i was advising them since 2-3 years to jump to vista but they were kept syaing almost same as what you are saying and finally they had virus attack and i installed for them vista and told them just try and if you dont like i shall install for you xp and now its been an year and i ask them every time i see them, do you want xp back, and they laugh and say no, we are fine with vista, its amazing. If my 14 and 18 years old daughters can undertsand vista then what is worng with people or members over here which are much learned and skillful. think about it, Sir.

I do not think I need to prove my knowledge of computers and operating systems in general - this has already been established well enough already on this Web Board with the multitude of posts I have created already, assisting members with many computer related problems and also advice I have given regarding how best to tweak their systems for best performance irrespective of the operating system they are using.

I would suggest though that mankhan installs a spell checker.

I am glad that you have found a system that fully satisfies YOUR needs but alas that is not true of a vast number of other people both within and outside of this Web Board. ALL operating systems - Vista and XP included - have their good points and their poor points, what may suit one person - and the software/hardware combination of that person, does not imply that the hardware/software combination automatically will suit all other users.

Back to my original comment - if you happen to have ONE or even a small number of programs that perform badly on a certain operating system does not necessarily justify a complete change of operating system. Doing so is a VERY drastic measure, it is expensive and there is no guarantee that spending such vast sums of money will cure the issue. In fact it may have an adverse effect and create more problems than it cures.

mankhan · Post by **mankhan** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:35 am

dear steven, i fully agree with you and sorry for my typo mistakes but i am glad that you understood what i mean. my view is only about dedicated HTPC and i still believe that Vista and now windows 7 are best for video quality and blu-ray playback. thanks for your advices they are very much useful though.

morgandc2 · Post by **morgandc2** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:55 am

I have found that so far WinDVD 9 on Win 7 x64 is more stable than vista x64. So far I like Windows 7 much better than Vista, mostly due to MCE OTA tuner changes.

-Dwight

cmaeditor · Post by **cmaeditor** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:43 pm

The new patch for July 2009 seems to have fixed playback issues for me on Windows 7 RC. Before I was getting no picture and stuttering audio, now I just tried 3 different Blu-ray discs and they play perfect.

Sirandar · Post by **Sirandar** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:23 am

I hope Windows 7 is better than Vista. I had a great laugh about the hoops the moderator though to use XP on pre-installed Vista systems. I feel his pain as I spent about 20 hours of research and hacking to get a Vista HP laptop to work with XP for a client.

I like new things but Vista, had absolutely nothing to offer that I couldn't download for free for XP, and about the only thing good about it was multi-user support and better non-admin account support which I don't need because I don't share a PC.

I will see with Windows 7 ..... too bad about the virtualization. Thanks to Acronis and XP's stability, I haven't had to reinstall XP for years and 3 PCs. I don't look forward to ever doing that again.

We will see with Windows 7, but like Vista it is competing with XP and it had better be significantly better.

lesterf1020 · Post by **lesterf1020** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:49 pm

mankhan wrote:I tried WinDVD 9 on Windows 7 lates build 7201 and it installed OK but All2HD Up-scaling is greyed out and not working. Has anyone else have faced similar problem. Is there any way to work around this problem so that this important feature can work on Windows 7 too.

I have had no problem running WINDVD9's All2HD feature under windows 7 32bit and 64bit beta and RC1. Please remember that

1. if you are using WINDVD without the patch that you can only change ALL2HD settings if the DVD is playing.

2. If you are using Windvd with any patches you can only change ALL2HD settings when the DVD is NOT playing.

3. ALL2hd does not work with multiple monitors. You must disable all other monitors to get ALL2HD to work.

4. Hardware acceleration must not be enabled in WINDVD.

5. Use the latest video drivers available for your video card from the manufacturer (NOT Microsoft). If none are available for Windows7 use the latest Vista drivers in compatibility mode

mankhan · Post by **mankhan** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 10:30 pm

Thanks a lot guys/gals. somebody helped me already and you are right it works when DVD is in. windows 7 simply rocks and windvd 9 as well on it. no problemos.....

ClaudeM · Post by **ClaudeM** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:59 am

I bought WinDVD 9 (standard edition) and it won't install on my Windows 7 32-bit RC1 installation.

I get:

Error 1904.Module C:\Program Files\InterVideo\Common\Bin\IVIVIDEO.ax failed to register. HRESULT
-2147220473. Contact your support personnel.

(not terribly useful for a consumer product!)

I followed the steps outlined by sjj1805 in this thread to completely remove WinDVD.

I tried again using compatibility mode and Windows 7 chose Win XP SP2. While it installed, double-clicking on the icon did nothing. I uninstalled, tried installing again choosing "Vista" in compatibility mode and again, nothing happens after the installation.

My system:
Windows 7 32-bit RC1
i7 920 processor
Asus P6T motherboard
6 GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT
320GB SATA + 500 GB SATA + 160 GB SATA
2 optical drives (Sony DVD-ROM + HP DVD Writer 630c)
Epson Stylus Color 880
Epson Stylus Photo R200
24" Dell monitor 2408WFP

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:41 am

I see what you mean...

If I find a fix I will let you know.

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