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Old 03-22-2008, 09:37 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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DRM crap and new rig

Hey guys....I just built a new rig but cant get a hi def video I bought (From yesterday by 30 seconds to mars) but can't get it to play on the new rig and the old one was too slow. I did a cut and paste over my network to put it on the new machine. WMP tries to contact a server to establish whether or not I have the "right" to play it but it won't connect to the server, shows as unavailable. Any ideas as to how to fix it? Oh yeah....new rig specs are:

Intel e8400
EVGA 780i mobo
2gb corsair memory
Evga 8800gt
2x320 gb maxtor HDD
Sound blaster xfi extreme music
PC power and cooling 750w Silencer power supply
Thermaltake armor case
G15 keyboard
Logitech mx1000 mouse
Logitech z5500 speakers
Acer 19 inch and 24 inch monitors
Saitek x52 FCS
CH pro rudder pedals
Trackir4 pro
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Old 03-22-2008, 09:46 PM   #2 (permalink)

 
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Re: DRM crap and new rig

What media player are you trying to use?
I would try and play it with VLC media player.
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

I rarley use Windows media player any more. VLC interface doesn't look as pretty, but it plays just about everything you can throw at it, and small on system resources.
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Old 03-23-2008, 01:02 AM   #3 (permalink)
 
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Re: DRM crap and new rig

I use Media Player Classic, but keep VLC around for playing obscure/crappy formats.
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