DVD playback via USB drive

Thanks for the reply can you explain the virtual folder with a little more
detail you said use the "cmd"is this the start/cmd line? and when you type
mklink/j is the "j" your local drive and the "f" in movies f:\movies your
usb drive or is j an option of mklink and if so then what is "f" standing for
local or usb
Thanks again for your help

"mastermho" wrote:

> 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
> "tombert" <tombert@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:2DA70AEE-909A-46D6-880B-83404C140BD1@microsoft.com...
> > DVD playback fails with Media Player with the message that region code is
> > wrong. Although the region code is zero = no region. Copying the VOB files
> > to
> > a local hard disc the DVD plays without troubles.
> >
>

i figured it out how to get the virtual folder to work but the folder shows
the same used space as my usb drive folder my usb drive is 500 gigs but my
local drive is only 80 gigs so i'm stuck with a max of 80g's. it does play
the file on media center just fine but that work around is not the best
solution unless i can do something to make the virtual folder not show the
folders size that is on the usb drive any suggestions??? with this current
work around I'm limited to 80 gigs of storge on my usb drive not near the
space needed to storge all my dvd collection.

"mastermho" wrote:

> 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
> "tombert" <tombert@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:2DA70AEE-909A-46D6-880B-83404C140BD1@microsoft.com...
> > DVD playback fails with Media Player with the message that region code is
> > wrong. Although the region code is zero = no region. Copying the VOB files
> > to
> > a local hard disc the DVD plays without troubles.
> >
>

sorry i miss calculated the size of the files on the local drive all is well
thats for the help figures i spent about ten hour with microsoft and got not
where with them yet they may come up with a final fix if they do i will pass
it on to everyone thanks again

"mastermho" wrote:

> 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
> "tombert" <tombert@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:2DA70AEE-909A-46D6-880B-83404C140BD1@microsoft.com...
> > DVD playback fails with Media Player with the message that region code is
> > wrong. Although the region code is zero = no region. Copying the VOB files
> > to
> > a local hard disc the DVD plays without troubles.
> >
>