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Nobody@home
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Post Posted: Jan 02, 2005 01:03 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
I hope monstercaper didn't look thru the lot of the posts here cause he wouldn't solve his problem. I'm pretty sure none of you people in Aus will not have helped him at all if you haven't the same Region code on RE2. Maybe you might have a problem with RE2, maybe not. But as helpful you people seem to be....I'd ignore most of the speculations and go onto other forums on RE2 and hear from people with "direct experience".

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Post Posted: Jan 02, 2005 01:08 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Nobody@home wrote:
I'd ignore most of the speculations and go onto other forums on RE2 and hear from people with "direct experience".


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As whomever did vocals for The Whores during Up In Smoke said so well, piss off.

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monstercaper
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Post Posted: Jan 02, 2005 10:45 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
well i should mention again that I can play many other discs on my computer without a problem (I tried at least 10 other discs mostly new releases) My laser lens is clean (I cleaned it with a disc cleaner), and the resident evil apocalypse and i robot both would not play on my computer (I have auto run disabled, and i tried to open them manually)...I have tried to rip it to my system with DVD Shink to try and read it but my comp will not read it that way either...so what are the chances that i would purchase 2 different DVDs (brand new) and have them be defective??? I have over 200 DVD's all store bought and have not purchased any defective DVD's ever. I tried VOB blanker, DVD decrypter, DVD Shrink and I cannot get them to read the disc on my comp either....I am using Windows XP pro, Power DVD5, and an LG DVD Burner.

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Post Posted: Jan 02, 2005 10:51 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
painkiller wrote:
In some cases, some dvd's tend to want to install some Intervideo software when being read by a computer upon bootup of the disc.


I usually tell the computer not to install the intervideo software.

You do not need it. It is a drm player that is meant to be used for the dvd-rom features.
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jimmalenko
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Post Posted: Jan 02, 2005 10:54 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
@monstercaper:

What Opening method are you using when trying to get the DVDs to play in PowerDVD ?
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Post Posted: Jan 02, 2005 10:59 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
jimmalenko wrote:
@monstercaper:

What Opening method are you using when trying to get the DVDs to play in PowerDVD ?


Well i have tried the auto run (of course)...then i have tried going to my computer, and right clicking in the drive with the discs in it and pressing play but neither will work because it tells me that the disc drive is empty.

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Post Posted: Jan 02, 2005 11:08 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Try this ...

Open PowerDVD using the shortcut on your desktop, or by using the shortcut in your start menu.

Now look for this button:




click on it, and go to your DVD Drive:




See if it loads.



Alternatively, try loading using the "Open DVD on hard disk drive" method instead:




and then select the VIDEO_TS folder on your DVD Drive:





... and report back here what outcomes you get.
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bazooka
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Post Posted: Jan 02, 2005 11:15 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Like jim said, you might have the wrong source selected in powerdvd.

I use XP SP2 with PowerDVD 6 and had no problems with IRobot.

I have not seen resident evil 2 yet.
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Post Posted: Jan 02, 2005 11:17 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Changelog: AnyDVD 4.4.0.0 (beta), 2004 12 29

- New: Added support for a new version of the "Sony ARccOS protection" as found on "Resident Evil - Apocalypse" (US) to the option to remove "Protection based on unreadable Sectors"
- Some minor fixes and improvements
- Updated languages
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Post Posted: Jan 02, 2005 11:18 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Nobody@home wrote:
Special for you Jim :


Well it's not a Defective disc, Dirty Laser Lens or Defective dvd drive...like I had stated earlier all other DVD's will play...The discs will play in a PS2 and a DVD player (i tried both) but how can i get my computer to recognize the DVD's so I can make a backup copy of the disc? (I have a backup copy of all of my purchased DVD's)...and I do alot of traveling so I want to be able to put them on my (lap top) hard drive...I have DVD shrink but it will not work because it cannot see the DVD in the drive.

Per monstercapper


The stupid person award goes to.........Nobody@home

Playing is different than ripping.
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Post Posted: Jan 02, 2005 11:18 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
tompika wrote:
Changelog: AnyDVD 4.4.0.0 (beta), 2004 12 29

- New: Added support for a new version of the "Sony ARccOS protection" as found on "Resident Evil - Apocalypse" (US) to the option to remove "Protection based on unreadable Sectors"
- Some minor fixes and improvements
- Updated languages


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Post Posted: Jan 02, 2005 11:34 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Thanks for the award ... Baloney .... did you mention " I have not seen resident evil 2 yet.
" Pretty fact you're talking bout something without real experience on this specific DVD . Yes, I know ripping isn't playing. Reading and writing are not the same. People who are not speaking with experience do get in the way of learning for some of us. I had the same 2 problems on using DVDShrink or PowerDVD playback monstercaper had and only offered my experience and a lead to VobBlanker. Jim has already talked about this VobBlanker back on Dec. 28 and he's totally forgot that ? Resident Evil 2 playback problem wasn't isolated to one, two, or three people only. Quite a bit of people has encounted the same problem. And funny, of all the people with answers here seem not to even have a copy of that movie. What a junkyard of phonies..... Keep up the terrible flames.......Happy New Years BTW......l hahahahahaha smile.gif

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Post Posted: Jan 02, 2005 11:36 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Nobody@home wrote:
Thanks for the award ... Baloney .... did you mention " I have not seen resident evil 2 yet.
" Pretty fact you're talking bout something without real experience on this specific DVD . Yes, I know ripping isn't playing. Reading and writing are not the same. People who are not speaking with experience do get in the way of learning for some of us. I had the same 2 problems on using DVDShrink or PowerDVD playback monstercaper had and only offered my experience and a lead to VobBlanker. Jim has already talked about this VobBlanker back on Dec. 28 and he's totally forgot that ? Resident Evil 2 playback problem wasn't isolated to one, two, or three people only. Quite a bit of people has encounted the same problem. And funny, of all the people with answers here seem not to even have a copy of that movie. What a junkyard of phonies..... Keep up the terrible flames.......Happy New Years BTW......l hahahahahaha smile.gif


For crying out loud man, did you not see that he was also talking about I Robot?

I have had experience with that disc.

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Post Posted: Jan 02, 2005 11:38 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Nobody@home wrote:
Jim has already talked about this VobBlanker back on Dec. 28 and he's totally forgot that ?



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jimmalenko wrote:
That is the part where you don't seem to be listening - your experience is purely based on trying to rip the DVD, and that is where VOBBlanker or DVDDecrypter with a PSL list can be used to overcome this. You have no argument from me in this aspect, as this has been proven and solved already.


So .......... reading isn't your strongpoint, then ?
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Post Posted: Jan 02, 2005 11:42 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
bazooka wrote:
I have had experience with that disc.

http://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=244978


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Post Posted: Jan 02, 2005 11:42 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
He is not worth it Jim.

You can't educate the chosen stupid.
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Post Posted: Jan 02, 2005 11:45 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
bazooka wrote:
He is not worth it Jim.

You can't educate the chosen stupid.


I know .... I'm only hanging around to see if my suggestion for loading the files properly with PowerDVD actually works .... who knows, maybe Nobody@home might try it as well, just to prove me wrong ... wink.gif
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Post Posted: Jan 02, 2005 12:11 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
You are right Jim.....but I mentioned that further back.... "I used PowerDVD ver 5 with WinXP. Autoplay generated a no disc problem till I manually moved to start the movie. I eventually tried several DVD burners and came up with identical troubles on playback. "

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Post Posted: Jan 02, 2005 12:24 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Nobody@home wrote:
You are right Jim.....but I mentioned that further back.... "I used PowerDVD ver 5 with WinXP. Autoplay generated a no disc problem till I manually moved to start the movie. I eventually tried several DVD burners and came up with identical troubles on playback. "


Turn off autoplay
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Post Posted: Jan 02, 2005 12:30 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Now this is a funny thread
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Post Posted: Jan 02, 2005 12:58 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
on the Power DVD solution: The version you show is not the same version that I have...I have PowerDVD 5...it has a similar button to open but there is no E: Test...it simply does not read the disc...

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Post Posted: Jan 02, 2005 13:45 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
insert dvd into dvd drive
right click on dvd drive in explorer and select properties

hit the print screen button on the keyboard
open ms paint and create a new file
select edit then paste
save
upload to this thread

or just discribe everything the properties screen says word for word
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Post Posted: Jan 02, 2005 15:02 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
monstercaper wrote:
on the Power DVD solution: The version you show is not the same version that I have...I have PowerDVD 5...it has a similar button to open but there is no E: Test...it simply does not read the disc...


Oh, for crying out loud...

Look ...
E:\ is jim's DVD drive
and "TEST" is the name of his disc.
You don't have E:\TEST
You'll have (insert drive letter here):\(disc name here)


You also said used a "cleaning disc". Well, I hate to be the one to break it to you, but those things don't work so well. They can do more harm than good, cannot "clean" anything but dust, and will just circulate dust.

Read this:
http://www.videohelp.com/forum/archive/t183173.html
(this post: lordsmurf posted 2003 Oct 15 05:29)
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