Free DVD Player Software for Vista Business Edition

Thu Feb 8, 2007 6:17PM EST

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If you purchased a laptop with Vista preinstalled, chances are good it was the Business Edition of Vista. Bad news if you, you know, take your laptop with you on the road and heaven forbid you want to watch a DVD on the plane: Vista Business Edition doesn't include Windows Media Center, which lets you watch DVDs on your machine.

Why not install your own DVD software? Vista's nightmarish DRM schemes have reportedly made a lot of video playing software applications incompatible, and many users have reported that they can't get their existing DVD player apps to work under Vista.

As well, these things cost money. Not much, but even $15 is too much to pay for something that ought to be part of the operating system, in my opinion.

Luckily, I've found a solution for you: AVS DVD Player, which is completely free, works under Vista just fine, has no spyware of any kind, and is easy to use. If there's a catch with AVS, I haven't found it. Give it a whirl before your next business trip.

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  • 6 Posted by wonderchefkeiko on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:49PM EDT Report Abuse

    Thank you so much! I got a new desktop with Vista Home Basic on it and it has no DVD player- boy, that was a shock! What was Microsoft thinking?!

  • 7 Posted by midkaemia on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:19PM EDT Report Abuse

    as with others above, I've just bought a DVD on wellbeing so refuse to get angry about this even though I can't play it yet :) I couldn't believe because I have enterprise edition I can't play DVDs (or have to pay extra). Luckily I run that famous penguin OS on my main PC... unbelievable, thanks for the post - saved me hours of browsing tofind one that works.

  • 8 Posted by wladimirdorta on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:48PM EDT Report Abuse

    I really appreciate the tip, my DVD is working now!!! Again, thank you very much. Wladimir

  • 9 Posted by harshasmlk on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:16PM EDT Report Abuse

    Hi Chris..First of all I must thank u for letting us know about this AVS player..if I told u..I was really frustrated with playing DVD's On my newly installed Vista Business OS.Finally I found it..It's awesome..!!I really appreciate what u did..thanx and regards..

  • 10 Posted by scoarescoare on Thu Sep 3, 2009 9:08PM EDT Report Abuse

    Hey Chris, again thanks for the tip. But dude it's not like you really did anything..you found free software and people like cmt51597 think you solved the problem. Thanks again tho.

  • 11 Posted by sniglet22 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 9:30PM EDT Report Abuse

    Chris I'm not sure how this helps, i downloaded the software, but now it asks for an activation code... where i can pay $39 or more for unlimited? has this changed?

  • 12 Posted by shemzz01 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 9:19PM EDT Report Abuse

    hi chris, you really solved my problem, it was really giving me a headache. thanks heapz.cheers..!

  • 13 Posted by pientjevw on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:11PM EDT Report Abuse

    thanks ever so much for the dvd player. Now I try to listen to downloads and the mp3s don't come out. What do I do now?

  • 14 Posted by ksannigeri on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:54PM EDT Report Abuse

    Thanks a ton!!!!.I have sony vaio with Windows vista business, i had problem in playing DVD's on both windows media palyer and real player.I was really frustreed with this.You found a free player which runs fine on vista business.Thank you very much..

  • 15 Posted by michelleby86 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:18PM EDT Report Abuse

    This website looks helpful, I'm just wondering which one of these is for the basic playing of dvds? Is there a specific program that will allow me to watch dvds?

  • 16 Posted by padawer on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:48PM EDT Report Abuse

    I found the free AVS DVD Player here: http://www.brothersoft.com/avs-dvd-player-free-download-44678.html

  • 17 Posted by kiwi2cath on Tue May 19, 2009 11:11AM EDT Report Abuse

    IT has gone! A few more options but no player:(

  • 18 Posted by luckymen916 on Mon Aug 10, 2009 1:55AM EDT Report Abuse

    how can i download this can you tell me thanks a lot

  • 19 Posted by huss_leo74 on Wed Sep 2, 2009 9:10PM EDT Report Abuse

    Chis.. Man ur a life saver.. I'v been trying to play DVD's on vista for soo long and i'v tried every thing.. MS S**Ks Thanks Again..

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