# dvd playing software? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 29, 2007, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dvd-playing-software/34590 "2007-08-29T14:38:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dvd-playing-software/34590/1 "2007-08-29T14:38:42Z")
i just got my harddrive cleared, reinstalled xp, and now it says i need software to play dvd’s. where do i get said software for free ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dvd-playing-software/34590/2 "2007-08-29T14:39:17Z")
you dont pay for it. ---
**Author:** ![itsJim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@itsJim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/itsJim)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 2:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dvd-playing-software/34590/3 "2007-08-29T14:40:28Z")
Check out [sourceforge.net](http://sourceforge.net) and [download.com](http://download.com) ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dvd-playing-software/34590/4 "2007-08-29T14:53:38Z")
I dont remember paying for any software the first time around. a couple program names come to mind that might have been what i had, windvd and intervideo. i googled them, and they cost money. yea i went to [download.com](http://download.com) and got an avant dvd player, but it sucks. it doesnt fast foreward or rewind. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dvd-playing-software/34590/5 "2007-08-29T15:04:01Z")
yeah, you need the proper codecs (why XP doesn’t come bundled with it is beyond me) use either VLC media player or MPlayer [http://www.videolan.org/](http://www.videolan.org/) [http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/news.html](http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/news.html) I’m pretty sure both have the ability to play DVD’s videos and are also free of charge (open source). I prefer VLC but have heard good things about mplayer aswell If that doesn’t work, let me know and I’ll just give you an old copy of nero… I know that nero’s media player has them ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dvd-playing-software/34590/6 "2007-08-29T15:04:43Z")
vlc is what i use and the codec pack ---
**Author:** ![Penfold](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/penfold/32/5007_2.png) [@Penfold](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Penfold)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 3:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dvd-playing-software/34590/7 "2007-08-29T15:50:12Z")
I use mplayerc. Media player classic. works awesome. It play just about anything i want it to. ---
**Author:** ![Bassdegrime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bassdegrime/32/5027_2.png) [@Bassdegrime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bassdegrime)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dvd-playing-software/34590/8 "2007-08-29T22:09:59Z")
[quote=“Coldaccord”"] i just got my harddrive cleared, reinstalled xp, and now it says i need software to play dvd’s. where do i get said software for free [/quote] vlc player is what i used the other night ---
**Author:** ![Jagermeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jagermeister](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jagermeister)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2007, 5:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dvd-playing-software/34590/9 "2007-08-30T05:29:50Z")
VLC… work for Me!