how to copy a dvd to my computer...

14 years ago

Hi all,

I was given a dvd of still pictures that I would like to view on my computer. Someone told me that I need to copy it to my computer and view them in my photo viewer.

Is there an easy way to do this???

TIA

Rita

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owbist
14 years ago
It is not necessary to copy the photos to your hard drive to view them. Try inserting the DVD, the auto start feature should bring up a screen for you to select a task.

The above is assuming you have something newer than XP - or if XP then third party software. It is also assuming the computer has a DVD player and not a CD player.
ritamay91710
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14 years ago
I have xp.
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iris_gal
14 years ago
Have you used Windows Explorer (NOT Internet Explorer) to see the contents of your hard drive? It will show you the contents of a USB device, a DVD, a CD. Like the table of contents in a book. I find it very handy and have mine set on Details rather than Icons.

As owbist said, if you put the DVD in your DVD drawer a window will pop up and View All Files is usually highlighted. Just click on that and a new window will show a listing of what is on the DVD. You can double-click on any file for it to be opened by your default picture-viewing program. If it doesn't work you may have a lower capacity CD drawer.

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