Vista Windows Media Center can't play Mpeg2 files

I have Windows Media Center in my computer, and this is my problem: Windows
Media Center can play Mpeg2 videos stored in a DVD, but can't reproduce those
same files stored in the hard-drive. What's the difference?...Does anybody
knows why this happens?...

What type of DVD? if it is a commercial DVD you cant just copy the files
from
the DVD to the hard drive as they are protected... you have to copy them
using
another method....


"Gersov" <Gersov@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DCD6550F-4122-4258-8CB0-7101531AB738@microsoft.com...
>I have Windows Media Center in my computer, and this is my problem: Windows
> Media Center can play Mpeg2 videos stored in a DVD, but can't reproduce
> those
> same files stored in the hard-drive. What's the difference?...Does anybody
> knows why this happens?...

Hi, Buellpilot. Thanks for reponding to my questions.
It's a DVD-R disc. I'm using a home dvd player/recorder (Toshiba) to record
some TV shows and soccer games. The dvd-recorder output are .vob and .ifo
files , both Mpeg2 format. Then I 'm copying those files to a hard drive.
Windoes Media Center can play those files using "play DVD", but it can't even
see them in the hard-drive. If I click in any of the files once they are in
the HD , and then click on "open with" and choose Windows Media Center, the
apllication does nothing. Are those files somehow protected too?.

"Buellpilot" wrote:

> What type of DVD? if it is a commercial DVD you cant just copy the files
> from
> the DVD to the hard drive as they are protected... you have to copy them
> using
> another method....
>
>
> "Gersov" <Gersov@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:DCD6550F-4122-4258-8CB0-7101531AB738@microsoft.com...
> >I have Windows Media Center in my computer, and this is my problem: Windows
> > Media Center can play Mpeg2 videos stored in a DVD, but can't reproduce
> > those
> > same files stored in the hard-drive. What's the difference?...Does anybody
> > knows why this happens?...
>
>
>

The MCE DVD player software can't recognize folders on the hard drive.
Some programs can, though, such as the downloadable VLC player (it's
free).

HTH,
Gino

On 2/09/2008, Gersov posted this:
> Hi, Buellpilot. Thanks for reponding to my questions.
> It's a DVD-R disc. I'm using a home dvd player/recorder (Toshiba) to record
> some TV shows and soccer games. The dvd-recorder output are .vob and .ifo
> files , both Mpeg2 format. Then I 'm copying those files to a hard drive.
> Windoes Media Center can play those files using "play DVD", but it can't even
> see them in the hard-drive. If I click in any of the files once they are in
> the HD , and then click on "open with" and choose Windows Media Center, the
> apllication does nothing. Are those files somehow protected too?.
>
> "Buellpilot" wrote:
>
>> What type of DVD? if it is a commercial DVD you cant just copy the files
>> from
>> the DVD to the hard drive as they are protected... you have to copy them
>> using
>> another method....
>>
>>
>> "Gersov" <Gersov@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:DCD6550F-4122-4258-8CB0-7101531AB738@microsoft.com...
>>> I have Windows Media Center in my computer, and this is my problem: Windows
>>> Media Center can play Mpeg2 videos stored in a DVD, but can't reproduce
>>> those
>>> same files stored in the hard-drive. What's the difference?...Does anybody
>>> knows why this happens?...
>>
>>
>>

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