For XP... http://www.winbookcorp.com/_technote/WBTA20000846.htm
For others, search for DVD autoplay windows on Google. I got a huge list, the above link is the first I came across. Kev. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Walters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 3:11 PM Subject: Re: (clug-talk) Harry Potter DVD > Hello Kevin, > > I tried to turn off the autoplay setting of the DVD player by playing the DVD > of Das Rheingold and looking for some settings to change and shutting off the > autoplay setting if I found it. But I looked at every button on the DVD > player screen and could not find an autoplay setting. > > So I was thinking that if I were to play the Harry Potter DVD on my computer > again, I might accept the agreement and fool around with the interactive > portion of the Harry Potter DVD. But of course, I would read the agreement > very carefully before accepting the terms. I am sure that the money I paid > for the DVD pays for the use of the software on at least one operating system > on one computer. > > Regards, > > Michael Walters > > > > > > > > > On Sunday 12 January 2003 02:28 pm, you wrote: > > I suspect the licensing agreement is for software, not the DVD. If you > > watched the DVD in a set top DVD player, you wouldn't be cafed with the > > agreement, so I don't think you need to agree at all. Agreeing or not > > agreeing will not affect your ability to watch the DVD, just shut off > > autoplay on the DVD drive on your PC, and you'll never see the agreement > > pop up again. > > > > In the US, this is probably illegal, but here in Canada, I think you might > > still be OK to do it. > > > > Take the DVD, rip it and make it into a Divx. > > > > Divx will play with Windows, Linux, Mac, etc. If you're not fussy, picture > > and sound will be fine (Especially if you have lots of free disk space.) > > > > Have you ever found anything that can conviently play a DVD in Linux? I > > haven't looked in a while. I heard that (I think it was) PowerDVD was > > releasing something, but I never heard of an actual release. Is there one? > > > > Kev. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Michael Walters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "clug talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 10:27 PM > > Subject: (clug-talk) Harry Potter DVD > > > > > Hello all, > > > > > > I just ran a Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone DVD on my windows > > > > and > > > > > when I tried to close the program it asked to either accept or reject the > > > installation after reading the licensing agreement. Since I want to view > > > > all > > > > > my DVD disks eventually in linux, I rejected the agreement. > > > > > > Is it a bad idea to get a DVD player working in linux and then accept the > > > > DVD > > > > > licensing agreement while playing the DVD in linux? If interactive > > > > software > > > > > in the Harry Potter DVD is incompatible with the safe running of linux if > > > > I > > > > > were to view the Harry Potter DVD in linux, then I will not accept the > > > DVD licensing agreement in linux. > > > > > > If it would be safe to install the software that comes from the Harry > > > > Potter > > > > > DVD in linux, I will wait until I can run DVD disks in linux before > > > > playing > > > > > the Harry Potter DVD. Then I will put in the Harry Potter DVD and install > > > > it > > > > > while in linux only after upgrading my linux to mandrake 9.0 . > > > > > > If it is not safe to install the Harry Potter DVD software in linux, then > > > > I > > > > > would not have to wait to play the Harry Potter DVD and would install the > > > appropriate proprietary software from the Harry Potter DVD for the > > > interactive program in windows. If I should keep the installation of the > > > proprietary interactive software in windows because it is not safe to > > > > install > > > > > in linux, then I do not have to wait for my linux upgrade, but could play > > > > the > > > > > Harry Potter DVD in windows and accept the installation into windows. > > > > > > So should I accept the Harry Potter licensing agreement in windows or > > > > should > > > > > I do so in an upgrade to linux? Is it dangerous to mix windows DVD > > > > software > > > > > and linux in that way? > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Michael Walters > >
