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Windows => Third Party Plug-ins, Programs, and Skins => Topic started by: ronron on July 12, 2009, 04:06:18 pm

Title: DVD Playback from External Hard Drive
Post by: ronron on July 12, 2009, 04:06:18 pm

can not play movie from USB external Hard Drive.  Just says "Waiting"   Any sugestions?

Title: Re: DVD Playback from External Hard Drive
Post by: Magic_Randy on July 12, 2009, 05:14:49 pm

I don't know if this is the same problem you are having, but it may provide a solution.

Following is a link to the thread:

http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=43809.0

I also extracted the workaround from the thread.
===========================Extract from Thread=============================
Hi
I got the same problem.
Seems that Vista won't play any Vob from external hard drive because this is
a removable drive.
I found a solution.
You have to create a junction to a folder on the external drive.

use cmd and write (from a local drive):
mklink /J movies f:\movies

Vista will create a new "virtual" folder with this new folder you can play
all DVD files.

Regards
Mastermho

Title: Re: DVD Playback from External Hard Drive
Post by: ronron on July 12, 2009, 05:54:29 pm

Thanks for your help.  It worked

Title: Re: DVD Playback from External Hard Drive
Post by: Magic_Randy on July 12, 2009, 06:10:38 pm

I don't understand why only a few of us have a problem. There must be lot's of people storing DVDs on an external USB drive, and lot's of people using Vista.

Title: Re: DVD Playback from External Hard Drive
Post by: Mr ChriZ on December 31, 2009, 12:56:36 pm

Bumping this one.  Seems that it works with the portable install but not the normal install.
This threads in the wrong board.