win2k problem

[Gildas Bazin]

On Wed, 7 Nov 2001 jericho <frogboy08 at yahoo.com> Wrote:
>
>I am running Win2k and using vlc-0.2.83 (at the time it is the latest
>available for windows platforms).
>Under Win98 I had no problems at all using vlc on most DVD's, Shawshank
>Redemption and X-Men: The Phoenix Saga will run but have problems with
>sound speed, but only on some parts of the DVD (Shawshank it is all
>through, X-Men it is only on the fifth and sixth chapters all the time,
>and only parts during the other episodes). Usually stopping/pausing the
>movie and starting it again fixes the problem temporarily.
>Under Win2k I will enter the dvd drive letter into the Device Name of
>the Disc option and nothing happens, no access on the dvd drive at all.
>
>Any ideas how this can be solved...
>

The first thing you have to try is to make sure you are logged on as "administrator" because vlc needs full access privileges to the dvd drive in order to decrypt your dvds.
I know this is an annoying restriction, but we didn't find a way around it yet.

Regards,

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Gildas

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