Disney/Pixar DVDs won't play in my PC

[RiderInBlack]

Yep, Ratatouille DVD will not even open in my PC. Seems Disney/Pixar have stepped up their anti pirating protection, which is all well and good, but I often just use my PC as a DVD player. Anyone esle having this problem? Is there a way around it?

[Lias]

Have you ever clicked yes when any DVD has popped up wanting to install software?

If so you've probably got some nasty DRM stuff on your PC.

[RiderInBlack]

Have you ever clicked yes when any DVD has popped up wanting to install software?

If so you've probably got some nasty DRM stuff on your PC.

Not for a few years. How do I find and remove it? Disney/Pixar is the only one I have this sort of "problem" with. Ratatouille is the first one ta just will not open in my PC at all.
Have backed up all other DVD's thanks to Decrypter and Shrink

[Lias]

Try holding down the Shift key when you insert the DVD, and then running your DVD playback software manually..

[Disco Dan]

Download VLC Player. That will play just about anything and its free for both PC and Mac.

On a Mac you can just drag anything into the window and it will play.

You can 'rip' a DVD to your computer and watch it straight from the video ts folder just by dragging it into the VLC window (or File, open disk).

[Krayy]

Yep, Ratatouille DVD will not even open in my PC. Seems Disney/Pixar have stepped up their anti pirating protection, which is all well and good, but I often just use my PC as a DVD player. Anyone esle having this problem? Is there a way around it?

Yes they have started using more robust copy protection that forces bad sectors. What you need is a driver tool called AnyDVD from SlySoft that does decrypts the DVD on the fly, which allows your player to stream the unencrypted data.

[nodrog:Me]

or you could just stop watching kids movies Doug.

[James Deuce]

This sort of limiting DRM is going to polish off physical media entirely. It's funny how the middle men of the entertainment industry refuse to understand that they are killing their own industry. I see Sony are refusing to let the Porn Industry publish Blu-Ray media. Did they learn nothing from the Betamax/VHS "war" where they did precisely the same thing? And lost to a lesser format.

[RiderInBlack]

or you could just stop watching kids movies Doug.

But "Ratatouille" is Dad's DVD (as "Finding Nemo" and others like them)

[RiderInBlack]

Yes they have started using more robust copy protection that forces bad sectors. What you need is a driver tool called AnyDVD from SlySoft that does decrypts the DVD on the fly, which allows your player to stream the unencrypted data.

Too bad that's not free as DVD Decrypter and DVD Srink were. Bugger, might have ta update

[xwhatsit]

I see Sony are refusing to let the Porn Industry publish Blu-Ray media. Did they learn nothing from the Betamax/VHS "war" where they did precisely the same thing? And lost to a lesser format.

Hahaha, you've been reading too much Slashdot, James the Second -- not only was pornography widely available on Betamax, it had next to no influence on the success of the product anyway. Far more significant problems with Betamax. Poor record/play times (to get anywhere near the length of VHS tapes, one had to reduce the quality of the tapes so they were less than the purported inferior VHS). Lack of availability for players to rent. High prices. VHS got more market share early on (although Betamax was there first), so Betamax got fewer movie releases.

[sunhuntin]

blu ray is the future... disney/pixar will not be using HD DVD anymore, blu ray or bust.