what is the best dvd sw

[98QueS-10s]

ok got a dell inspiron 1100 for free it has a dvd drive but will not auto play dvd i am going to acquire the software from utorrents and i need to know whats the top of the top sofware thanks in advanced

[xJuice]

You do'nt need spectacular software to play DVDs. WMP 11 should play it. If not, VLC media player will. No need to torrent it, it's free.

[SgtM]

Quote: Originally Posted by xJuice

You do'nt need spectacular software to play DVDs. WMP 11 should play it. If not, VLC media player will. No need to torrent it, it's free.

Ditto.

[98QueS-10s]

i also plan on making backup copy's of my personal dvds

[cauzindrama]

mmmmhhmmmmmm!...lol.....is it a dvd burner....it might play them but does it writethem....and if so pm me i got a few tips

[98QueS-10s]

oh damn lol your right cauzin its just a player but it is a cd burner well i installed wmp11 and it will not auto run the dvd any help? may need drivers or something...

[98QueS-10s]

ok wmp11 says it is missing the dvd decoder so what brand should i get?

[cauzindrama]

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

thats gunna be everything you need to play.

[SgtM]

WMP won't play it natively. Just get VLC and be done with it.

For the autorun:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

[98QueS-10s]

k got everthing downloaded seams i needed a dvd decoder and a audio as well... got a copy of nvidia's decoder pretty cool.
thanks for the help

[98QueS-10s]

thanks sgmt apparently it fixed it but for some reason it autoruns it in the file format it doesn't auto launch my wmp and play like normal what could be causing that?

[SgtM]

What file format are you talking about? Is this a regular DVD, or an AVI that's burned onto a DVD?

[cauzindrama]

you need to set a default autorun video player (i.e. WMP)....do it by going to the
start menu
my computer
right click on the dvd drive
go to properties
then click the autoplay
then select in the drop down menu dvd movie
then select WMp (or whatever you wanna use)
then apply.

[98QueS-10s]

did like cauzin said but it will not apply every time i apply it it jumps to what it originally was.... ahhhh

and it is a normal house dvd nothing special
it opens as if i clicked view files and folder when it auto plays its really acting screwy

[cauzindrama]

did you install VLC?....if so
open VLC
Click File or media (depending on what version)
Click Open Disc from there

[98QueS-10s]

got it figured out had to dump a bunch of old files there were some deleted files like directx and some other files that were missing and a few detected files when i scaned with mcafee.

now i have to look through the running processes and see why i have 49 thing running processes at one time... my old laptop only had 28 if i make a list can some one on here help me sort trough them all?

fyi i am running xp home edition

[xJuice]

i can and i'm sure a few others

That's the first thing I do is pull out any unnecessary running processes/services when I get someone's computer

[98QueS-10s]

mcsysmon.exe
Mcshield.exe
McProxy.exe
McSACore.exe
msksrver.exe
MpfSrv.exe
Itunes.exe
McNASvc.exe
mcagent.exe
SSScheduler.exe
DllHost.exe
taskmgr.exe
IpodService.exe
SVCHOST.exe
Odhost.exe
mcmscsvc.exe
Ituneshelper.exe
JUSCHED.exe
NICServ.exe
mDNSResponder.exe
PG2.exe
Applemobiledeviceservice.exe
SVChost.exe < x5
Explorer.exe
SynTPEnh.exe
SPOOLSV.exe
LexBcsS.exe
SynTPLpr.exe
ALG.exe
Firefox.exe
HKCMD.exe
LSASS.exe
SERVICES.EXE
WINLOGON.EXE
CSRSS.EXE
SMSS.EXE
UAService7.exe
System
System Idle Process

ok with those posted i do not need anything tied to a printer
and i am runnin a linxs wireless card and i have a dvd/cd-rw
if there are any programs i should let go other than the ones i have already deleted let me know
also if you can step me through on how to disable the exe's i dont need
Thanks for any help in advanced

[xJuice]

Holy cow McAfee is using about 10 of those lol Get rid of that altogether and get Microsoft Security Essentials or Avira Antivir (both free). If you really don't want to get rid of it, that's your choice, but it's accounting for a lot of those services

Do you own an iPod? if not you can get rid of the ipodservice, mDNSResponder, ituneshelper, and applemobiledeviceservice.

jusched can go

do you use alcohol burning software? if not the UAservice7 can go

To turn them off go to Start>Run>type "msconfig">hit enter
Either under the Startup tab or Services tab uncheck the one you want turned off. (hint: on services tab click hide all microsoft services to make it easier to look through) Now don't go unchecking a whole bunch of stuff just because it's fun... you might turn off something you need w/o realizing what it is.

other than that i'm concerned about the SVCHOST you didn't group with the "x5" and the DllHost. Doess the DllHost have those exact capital letters or is it all lower case? also is the SVCHOST by itself all caps like that?

[98QueS-10s]

all of the SVCHOST are spelled and in caps just like that.....
and i was checking the dllhost.exe and its not there now odd?

[98QueS-10s]

what is alcohol burning software?
i was just gonna remove it from the computer ant its in a system32 file when open it it brings up the old black box asking me to install or remove

do i have to have this if i am using either itunes or windows(not wmp) to write files

[cauzindrama]

helps ya get hammered faster

[SgtM]

Mcafee is crap! Kill it! Kill it! No, you don't have to have Alcohol if you're using something else to burn CD's. It shouldn't be this much trouble to play a DVD. Did you install VLC?

[xJuice]

Quote: Originally Posted by SgtM

Mcafee is crap! Kill it! Kill it! No, you don't have to have Alcohol if you're using something else to burn CD's. It shouldn't be this much trouble to play a DVD. Did you install VLC?

LOL I think he already got the DVD working the way he wants. Just fine tuning his machine a little more.

[98QueS-10s]

xjuice got it right i fixed the dvd after the first few post now i am trying to clean out the system which is working pretty well..

tweaked the ram a little disabled a good bit of programs
only put mcafee on the system to check for viruses and found 3 files that were suspicious

but every thing is runny great for a almost 10year old laptop... i can pop open firefox 3 seconds after booting up i would say that real good seeing my girl cant get her internet to pop up for a solid minuet after she boots up her 07 xps tower running vista... and she hasnt installed anything but itunes and Norton360

i wish i could go through the program list and get some one to show me what i dont need to make it a tid bit faster


edit: macafee is gone and im only running 27-29 processes now

[cauzindrama]

norton will suck up alota resources !!!!!!!!!!

[98QueS-10s]

i would take it off but here parents want it on there so she just uses my laptop or her moms

plus i wouldnt know where to start with shitsta i wonder if windows 7 will be any better

[SgtM]

Tell her parents that I said that Norton is utter crap, and it's slowing their computers down. I'll take a picture of my Microsoft certification card if they want to see it. I've used AVG exclusively for about the last 5 years, and haven't had a single virus problem. Norton and Mcafee are both sytem resource hogs. I avoid them like the plague.

Edit- Regarding Windows 7. It's everything that's great about XP with the eye candy of Vista. I've had it since the release candidate. If you're using Vista right now, I would highly recommend upgrading to 7.

[98QueS-10s]

she is using shitsta and i'll tell them you said that but i doubt they will listen lol

[SgtM]

Their loss.

[98QueS-10s]

yea not a very technological family

[cauzindrama]

Quote: Originally Posted by 98QueS-10s

yea not a very technological family

Then i guess they dont need the resources that it leeches onto....lol