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LBWood

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Playing an ISO of a DVD rip
« on: January 10, 2024, 03:04:31 am »

I have a number of full-disc ISO files that I made from DVDs I own. I recently got a new computer with Windows 11 and am trying to find a way to play them.

I have found that VLC will play the ISO directly as a media file. MC 31 doesn't not.

Not only that, but even when I mount the ISO as a virtual drive, MC still won't play the DVD mounted as a virtual device. I get a black screen for a couple of seconds and that's it.

I have read the Wiki on this topic, but it's WAAAY too complicated. There's no point going through all that if it won't work anyway.

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JimH

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Re: Playing an ISO of a DVD rip
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2024, 03:56:47 am »

Here's the wiki page:
https://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/ISO_Files

Try following the instructions and post here if you get stuck.
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LBWood

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Re: Playing an ISO of a DVD rip
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2024, 08:22:11 am »

I just discovered something on Microsoft's website: In Windows 11, Windows Explorer itself can mount an ISO as a virtual drive.

You just need to set Explorer as the default program for an ISO file. Then, when you double-click, the ISO is mounted and given a drive letter.

The resulting virtual drive WILL play the DVD ISO in MC.
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