[dba-Tech] Laptop and Norton

I seem to remember an Mpeg2 decoder that Windows Media Player can use, open 
source, free to download, called ffdshow.
Worth a look maybe, http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffdshow
Mike Tope

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Erbach" <erbachs at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" 
<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 1:51 AM
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Laptop and Norton


> Marty,
>
> Thank for that link.  I'll definitely save it.  But this situation
> calls for an MPEG-2 decoder and they aren't free.  So I'll let the
> owner know that she has to cough up a few bucks for one as well as for
> Registry Mechanic to clean up the vestiges of Norton registry entries
> left over after I pulled Norton off the system through the hard disk's
> nostrils.
>
> Steve Erbach
>
>
> On 7/7/07, MartyConnelly <martyconnelly at shaw.ca> wrote:
>> TechNet Driver Resources includes Vista
>>
>>  http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7077966
>>
>> John Bartow wrote:
>>
>> >Steve,
>> >Have you checked the hardware driver for the DVD under Device Manager?
>> >
>> >You should be able to uninstall the device and it should be found and
>> >reinstalled on next boot up (or run the add hardware applet).
>> >
>> >If its a matter of having the software to burn DVDs that a different 
>> >issue.
>> >The manufacturer should have a download area for the software that came 
>> >with
>> >the computer. Otherwise someone here may be able to email a copy of it 
>> >to
>> >you if they have the same brand.
>> >
>> >John B.
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