Windows 7: Playing DVDs on Starter Edition

Vince53 · 23 Nov 2011

As you know, Windows 7 Starter Edition cannot be purchased--you have to get it on a netbook. Heh heh heh. Of course, some of us live in Mexico, where...never mind, the Federalies might be reading this.

Anyway, you cannot play DVDs with Starter Edition. Just suppose someone in Mexico has a regular desktop with Starter Edition (and No, it isn't me). Can you download a free DVD player for Windows 7?

Tarka Dal · 23 Nov 2011

Yes there are many.
Try Free-Codecs.com : Download K-Lite Codec Pack 7.9.0 FULL, K-Lite Codec Pack 7.9.0 STANDARD, K-Lite Codec Pack 7.9.0 BASIC : K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools

Corazon · 23 Nov 2011

That's a codec pack, not DVD player software.

Here's one I found via Google (there's a free version): Free DVD Player software for Windows|DVD Player Freeware| BlazeDVD

mickey megabyte · 23 Nov 2011

he don't need no steeeeenkin codec pack...just use vlc - lots of people really like it!

and it's free, and legal!

Tarka Dal · 23 Nov 2011

Codec pack allows him to use all types of fils as you well know!
And it comes with the WMP classic so I haven't made any mistakes and the VLC player is a load of crap!

mickey megabyte · 23 Nov 2011

lol

Vince53 · 23 Nov 2011

I appreciate all the kind and courteous answers. I'll be recommending this thread to the geek in charge.

MilesAhead · 23 Nov 2011

Many players can open DVD drives and play the contents. Another nice one is SPlayer

It seems to have a lower threshold for gpu acceleration than most players. It plays mkv, mp4 and m2ts files very nicely.. as well as HD avi SD avi and many others. Does automatic subtitle search. Generally a nice player. I'm still waiting for it to support PGS and XSub subtitles. I'd say the subtitle support is the area that could be improved. Since it does search the author is likely not that anxious to directly support embedded XSub and PGS subs.

Shark007 · 23 Nov 2011

MilesAhead,
Splayer used to have a nasty bug where if you uninstalled Splayer,
it would break Media Centers' recognition that it can play AVI files.

Can you please test this scenario?
If you uninstall Splayer, is Media Centers' ability to recognize AVI files broken?

I'm unwilling to test Splayer because I depend on Media Center functionality.

strollin · 23 Nov 2011

The main reason Win 7 Starter doesn't play DVDs is because since it was aimed at netbooks and most (all?) netbooks don't have DVD drives, it doesn't make much sense to include that ability.

Windows 7: Playing DVDs on Starter Edition

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