To do so, I needed to install DVD player software on my machines (the hard drive’s been upgraded and my previous install was wiped away.) The PR folks for WinDVD had sent me a copy of version 8, so I ...

Ok, I have a copy of Windows XP, and one of the things Windows Media Player 8 can do is play DVD movies if another program has already installed the codecs (well that is what I've come to understand ...