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#1 M. Boothe

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Posted 15 March 2007 - 03:24 PM

I have installed EMC 7. My HP computer came bundled with WinDVD 5 and I would like to remove it. Is it safe to do this?

E.g., will I lose DVD decoders or other DVD functions?

Thank you.

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Posted 15 March 2007 - 03:45 PM

QUOTE (M. Boothe @ Mar 15 2007, 06:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I have installed EMC 7. My HP computer came bundled with WinDVD 5 and I would like to remove it. Is it safe to do this?

E.g., will I lose DVD decoders or other DVD functions?

Thank you.

If you don't plan to use it again, there is no reason you can't uninstall it.

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Posted 15 March 2007 - 04:53 PM

I agree. Just make certain that if you get the message that "..... may be used by another program...do you want to uninstall it?"........ Answer No.

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Posted 06 April 2007 - 10:21 AM

I'm curious why you want to remove it from your computer. Have you found another program that will replace it ? If so, which one ?

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Posted 06 April 2007 - 10:32 AM

Don't know about the OP Frank. I got a WinDVD disc with a motherboard never did use it. I prefer CyberLink PowerDVD 7!

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Posted 06 April 2007 - 01:28 PM

Whip out the WinDVD5 disc and install the program cd. try it and see what you think. I have about three copies of it that came with hardware also. I also have Power DVD, and Roxio's CinePlayer. They all are O.K. and are all compatible being installed on my computer.

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Posted 06 April 2007 - 02:00 PM

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Whip out the WinDVD5 disc and install the program cd. CinePlayer

I did, and the winner is CyberLink PowerDVD!

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Posted 06 April 2007 - 02:05 PM

So now did you uninstall it after you tried it cd ?? What didn't you like about it ??

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Posted 06 April 2007 - 03:32 PM

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So now did you uninstall it after you tried it cd ?? What didn't you like about it ??

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Yes I did, with no ill effects.

The whole WinDVD interface seemed odd and clumsy to me.
I couldn't find a frame capture in it.

The cineplayer caused codec issues, I don't use it.

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Posted 06 April 2007 - 03:53 PM

I'll throw in my support for PowerDVD. I've tried WinDVD in the past and it always caused problems with my codecs so I off it came.
Actually, I find myself using VLC Media Player and Media Player Classic more. They're both faster and cleaner than PowerDVD. However, PDVD does have assume sound.

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