Xvcd problem

[Mikewho19]

hey guys, i have a problem with xvcd's and cnat really find ne information on it that would be helpful. was wondering if anyone had ne experience with it or kno how to fix my problem. Have Cd's in XVCD and it works fine on dvd player, but wont work on computer.. like computer wont really read it.... was wondering how i would go about finding a way to rip the xvcd ONTO my computer??? if ne1 could help.. it would b much appreciated.

[jimmalenko]

Does ne1 else find it hard 2 read chatroom spelling ?

My first port of call would be to try a different CD-ROM.

[Mikewho19]

sorry it shouldnt be that hard to read it, most of the words are fine. I had a friend who tried six different cd-rom drives.. which all didnt work, does anyone have ne other suggestions i really need to find a solution.

[jimmalenko]

clean the disc.

try the freezer trick.

Does it even show up in Windows Explorer or is it just as if Windows never even recognises that there's a disc there ?

Or does it show up in Windows Explorer, but when you go to access it you get an error message ?

[Mikewho19]

the disc is perfectly fine... its retail..... freezer wont do crap for it.
the disc is in it, it just shows nothing, no folder, not file inside the cd.

[jimmalenko]

the disc is perfectly fine... its retail..... freezer wont do crap for it.

Did you try it ?

the disc is in it, it just shows nothing, no folder, not file inside the cd.

so it shows the label of the CD then ?

[Mikewho19]

yeah, it shows the label, but nothing in it. the read speed of xvcd is about 1.2mb/s that is the program dvd player can read it, but explorar can not, vcd is about 160/s

[jimmalenko]

So when you said before that "its retail", you've purchased this disc ?

I'm thinking that if it has been purchased, there may be some sort of autorun running when you put the disc into the computer, to give you the impression that you can't copy the disc.

[Mikewho19]

well.. if there was autorun, wouldnt u at least be able to see like the source of the files...

[jimmalenko]

well.. if there was autorun, wouldnt u at least be able to see like the source of the files...

maybe, maybe not ...

I would think it would be easier to hide all than hide some ...

[Mikewho19]

when it is ran on a dvd player program(e.g. powerdvd) it reads.. other than that.. dont know what to do.. can anyone offer ne suggestive ideas?

[jimmalenko]

Could it be that you've got "Show hidden files" turned off ?

[junkmalle]

If there is an autorun program on the disk you can keep it from running if you hold down a shift key while inserting the disk into the drive. Unfortunately, if some software has already been installed on your computer from previous insertions, this won't work. You'll have to find an uncontaminated computer to try it out on.

[Mikewho19]

is there anyone that mite have had first hand experience.. that way we can be SURE of the exact problem or how to fix it? i will ask my friend to try these suggestions... but they still seem iffy, like not sure if it would work or not.. does anyone kno a definite answer?

[mats.hogberg]

Try IsoBuster on the disc, to see it it can find anything.
If you're looking for a way to backup your XVCD, a simple disc copy should do (if it's not copy protected somehow).
And remember that that "X" can stand for anything - it just denotes that it doesn't conform to the VCD standard (Which would make every CD that isn't a true VCD to be a XVCD... )

/Mats

[jimmalenko]

is there anyone that mite have had first hand experience.. that way we can be SURE of the exact problem or how to fix it? i will ask my friend to try these suggestions... but they still seem iffy, like not sure if it would work or not.. does anyone kno a definite answer?

I think your expectations are a little too high. I would take it from the responses here that no-one knows WTF you're talking about, which makes it a little hard to give a definite answer. All we can do is guess, based on our own experiences and what we've read. As you can see from the responses, it looks like either no-one has experienced this kind of behaviour before, or the actions mentioned above have solved the problem in previous instances.

No-one has mentioned the PICNIC yet either, BTW.

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Mikewho19,

is there a thick blank looking ring near the center on the
read "silver" side of the cd? Does the silver side of the cd
look different to other cd's, if so how?

[Mikewho19]

jimmalenko, sry i dont meant to get u mad or anything... and u've been very helpful.... i know not alot of people have this answer.. thats why i am still looking. I dont mean to sound disrespectful when i asked again... i'm just giving it my all because i need to kno real bad how to fix this problem.

is there anyone that mite have had first hand experience.. that way we can be SURE of the exact problem or how to fix it? i will ask my friend to try these suggestions... but they still seem iffy, like not sure if it would work or not.. does anyone kno a definite answer?

I think your expectations are a little too high. I would take it from the responses here that no-one knows WTF you're talking about, which makes it a little hard to give a definite answer. All we can do is guess, based on our own experiences and what we've read. As you can see from the responses, it looks like either no-one has experienced this kind of behaviour before, or the actions mentioned above have solved the problem in previous instances.

No-one has mentioned the PICNIC yet either, BTW.