menus with VIDEO_TS playback in VLC possible?

[wcndave]

i have a complete VIDEO_TS folder structure from DVD on hard disk, and when i play folder in VLC it just starts playing a file, i do not get any menu options.

any idea where to start looking to see how to do this? or is it even possible?

[guns1inger]

You need to open the video_ts.ifo file. You can also try Media Player Classic or The KM Player.

[wcndave]

It's a shame when something microsoft actually works better than other things but windows media player seems to be the best option here.

[guns1inger]

If you say so, but I would use Media Player Classic myself

[Safesurfer]

In VLC, use "Open Disc" and use the browse button under Disc Device to navigate to the folder on your hard drive. This will make VLC play the folder as a DVD rather than just a file and you should get the menus.