Posted by Hertz_Donut on 12/30/06 08:08

"aloof" <mraloof@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all, if this is an FAQ I apologize but I'm struggling to find
> anything on what I figured would be easy to find answers to. A couple
> of days ago I purchased a new computer that has an HD-DVD drive (link:
> http://preview.tinyurl.com/y9apvo). It's a Toshiba SD-H802A.
>
> The computer came with Windows Media Center as the OS but I need to use
> Windows XP Pro on this machine (long and boring story). My question is
> how does one watch HD-DVD movies on an XP machine? Currently, I'm
> trying to watch The Bourne Supremacy (disc came with the computer) but
> when I put it in the drive, Windows says it can't read the
> disc--something along the lines of it possibly being corrupt, etc. Is
> it not possible to watch HD-DVDs on XP? Does one need a special decoder
> for it?
>
> Thanks in advance all.
>

1. Windows Media Center is based directly on Window XP Professional.

2. You will need a program such as the latest version of Nero which will
read HD-DVD and Blu-Ray discs.

Honu

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