I don't believe DVDs only last 5 years. I think it's total BS.

ArtWilder wrote:
As far as moving your VHS collection to DVD's --- is this a waste of time?
Someone told me burned cds will only last about five years and I wonder if
this (wisdom?) carries over to DVD's as well. This person said that
Hollywood uses a different more advanced technology that will not
disappear
with age. Any truth in all of this or is it pure bs?

"Bill in Co." wrote in message
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Did you download ALL the codec packs? I looked on my HD and found ones I
had collected over the eons, called:
Wmp6cdcs.exe
wmpcdcs8.exe
wmpcdcs8a.exe
wmv9VCMsetup.exe

Who knows, I might have missed some. But I also have other media
players,
like Nero and Neo. (For the movie files, I usually end up using
those).
My most recent project has been trying to get my VHS tapes converted over
to
DVDs, so that's why I have those).

By the way, I also tried out Media Player Classic (free), and liked it a
LOT, but it seemed a tad buggy (in one or two instances). Don't know
if
you've tried that one or not.

Steven Burn wrote:
hehe strangely, I prefer 6.4 too......... unfortunately however, it
won't
play a few of my video's ( (tried updating the code's etc, didn't work
unfortunately..... but 7.1 plays them no problem)

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Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

Keeping it FREE!


"Bill in Co." wrote in message
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I'd say you ought to count your blessings, Steve. Seriously. Even
7.1
is a bit of an albatross. I never reinstalled 7.1 after reinstalling
Windows, as I still prefer 6.4 (with the updated codecs). (along with
some
other apps, like Winamp and MMJB).

Steven Burn wrote:
I got 7.1. running on my 98SE system, but could never get 8.x or
higher to
run, so figured feck it, and didn't bother trying again ;o)

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Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

Keeping it FREE!


"robert" wrote in message
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My MS Windows Media player version 9.0 won't run.
Uninstalled it, re-download from MS website then
re-installed...same problem.
What must i do to make my MS media player up & running?
Thanx for your help.