Posted by JoeBloe on 12/30/06 19:01

On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 22:08:14 -1000, "Hertz_Donut"
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>"aloof" <mraloof@gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:1167457028.582673.275360@48g2000cwx.googlegroups.com...
>> 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.
>>
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>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.


If the disc CAME with the computer that has the HD reader, the app
to play should already be on the computer as well.

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