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7. Check the boxes by the software applications that you wish to install.
8. Click Go. The software you selected will install silently.
9. Restart the computer after the completion message.
Note: If the software fails to install silently, you can select interactive installs of individual packages from
the bottom line of the installer page.
Before using the software
Video playback requires a compatible video device driver and IDE bus mastering in order to work. See
Appendix A, "Customizing the device driver configuration settings," on page 13 for information on
enabling DMA bus mastering and for locating video device drivers.
Using WinDVD
When you insert a Blu-ray, HD DVD, or DVD Video disc into the drive, the Intervideo WinDVD Player
will automatically start and begin to play the video disc. If the disc contains both video and program
content, the program content will automatically play.
To view the video content of a DVD disc, from the Start menu, launch WinDVD, and click Play.
On startup of WinDVD, the drive activity indicator will illuminate for several seconds, then the video
output window will resize to the size of the video. Once the video is playing, the WinDVD controls can
be used to navigate through the video and disc menus.
With Microsoft Windows XP, you can also play DVD Video content by using the Windows Media Player
application.
With Microsoft Windows Vista, you can also play DVD Video content by using the Windows Media
Player or Windows Media Center applications.
Notes:
1. Windows Vista 64 will not always autoplay video content. For more Information, see Appendix B,
"Troubleshooting," on page 17.
2. Microsoft Windows built-in applications cannot play Blu-ray movies.
3. Blu-ray and HD DVD movie discs will not autoplay in Windows XP. Windows XP cannot natively
read the UDF 2.5 file system, so these Blu-ray movie discs are considered blank.
Viewing Blu-ray and HD DVD movies
You can use WinDVD to watch Blu-ray and HD DVD movies with the Blu-ray / HD DVD drive. These
movies are usually of very high resolution, and have better picture and sound performance than normal
DVDs. Blu-ray and HD DVD movies also have additional features such as games and internet content.
WinDVD can play back Blu-ray and HD DVD movies with excellent sound and picture quality.
Most Blu-ray and HD DVD movies are recorded at 1920×1080 resolution. WinDVD can scale this size to
fit on your monitor or into a screen window. If the resolution of your monitor is sufficient, you can watch
the movies at full size.
The cost of such a large resolution is that few video cards have enough power to display some Blu-ray
and HD DVD movies without jerking. For best results on Blu-ray video, the 'Hardware Acceleration' box
in the WinDVD control panel should be checked.
Blu-ray and HD DVD movies are more interactive than DVD movies. The disc is enabled to determine
what controls (stop, pause, etc.) function and whether the mouse can be used. Most Blu-ray and HD
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