Windows 7 - Copy Protected Movie?

winterwolfes · 10-25-2009

I just installed Windows 7. All of the movies I had previously recorded in Vista play just fine in Windows 7 MC but three. When I try to play these three I get a message that says they are copy protected and can only be played on the computer where they were recorded. OK. That's fine, but I am on the same computer where they were recorded! Anyone know how to fix this?

Thanks!

torrentg · 10-25-2009

What container or format of video?

ripbox · 10-25-2009

As a short term solution if you wish just to play them then The KMPlayer's Forums - Powered by Pandora TV might be handy to use, i have not come across a format that it doesnt want to play

winterwolfes · 10-25-2009

They are dvr-ms. They all are since I had recorded them on Vista before the upgrade. But only these 3 won't play.

Also when I view the media usage rights in Media Player it says they are not protected. But when I try to play it it tells me they are.

ripbox · 10-25-2009

You could actually just try changing the extension to something like .avi, this doesnt always work but can work in some cases

winterwolfes · 10-25-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by ripbox

You could actually just try changing the extension to something like .avi, this doesnt always work but can work in some cases

gave it a shot. doesn't work.

torrentg · 10-26-2009

DVR-MS to AVI Converter-how to convert dvr-ms to avi

Tews · 10-26-2009

Simply changing the container name is not going to change the format...Follow torrentgs' link to do it properly...

ripbox · 10-26-2009

Tews i never worked with dvr-ms but have in the past changed the extensions from one to another successfully but will not work in all cases

Windows 7 - Copy Protected Movie?

Copy Protected Movie? problems?