Windows vcd playback

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  1. samuelellis

    samuelellis What's a Dremel?

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    hi i have a p166 laptop running windows 98se & i was wondering if there is any free software out there that will let it play VCD's no dvix or anything liek that just a video cd

    cheers for nay help lads
     
  2. KMS-oul

    KMS-oul You think you know me.

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    what wrong with windows media player?
     
  3. samuelellis

    samuelellis What's a Dremel?

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    windows media player does not play video cd's as far as i know. the reason im asking is from looking @ the video cd's nero makes the video files are not stored in a way for the pc to read them apart from these all singing all dancing dvdplayback software but as its only a p166 laptop that is overkill
     
  4. KMS-oul

    KMS-oul You think you know me.

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    i use to watch old hong kong vcd on my old 166 years back using media player. i just opened the data file in the mpeg folder and open it with media player. hope that helps
     
  5. quack

    quack Minimodder

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    With all the VCDs I have used, Ron is correct. WiMP won't play them automatically like it would a DVD, but they can still be played.

    Here are full instructions:

    Open Windows Media Player (6.4 or later)
    File, Open
    Browse to your CD drive the VCD is in.
    Open the folder MPEGAV
    Make sure you can see ALL files (*.*)
    Then open the file AVSEQ01.DAT

    Your movie should now play. :)

    P.S. The AVSEQ01.DAT file is just an MPEG-1 format movie renamed to a .DAT, you can copy it to your hard drive and change it back to a .MPG if you so wished.
     
  6. herbs

    herbs Nobody but us chickens

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  7. samuelellis

    samuelellis What's a Dremel?

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    its ok, i had the idea of playing vcd's of my favourite comedys (monty python, futurama, family guy etc) that i downloaded off kazaa (i dont see anything wrong with it, once the program has been played & there not showing the series nothing wrong with getting them for an archive
    but they plaed although the video was tiny & full screened very very pixalated & very long gaps before the picture refreshed so i will just use the dvd player in my room to play them

    ah well my dreams of sitting in the sun watching the dead parrot is dead in the water
     
  8. Lazy

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    use twin or twins videoplayer from download.com
     
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