Have licence- can I install on 2nd machine?

Chris9647

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Dec 03, 2014 02:42

Hi,
I have a Power DVD 14 licence, can I install this on a second machine (running Windows Vista Business 32 bit)?
I just want a simple non-bloatware low-resource-use player for my spare machine.
I have already tried purchasing video codecs for WMP from Corel which is already installed but they failed to work and I had to get a refund.
I also tried VLC player but nowadays it has spyware attached with it and I had to 'restore' my PC.
Please help.

CyberLink-Michael

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Dec 03, 2014 03:29

Hi,
please refer to the EULA:
http://www.cyberlink.com/support/product-faq-content.do?id=17450&prodId=1&prodVerId=-1&CategoryId=-1&keyword=EULA

one License = one (1) Installation at the same time

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Chris9647

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Dec 03, 2014 16:07

Is there any way of getting a "reduced function" one-off player, preferably at no additional cost, that simply plays DVD and CDs in 32 bit Vista?

CyberLink-Michael

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Dec 04, 2014 03:19

Hi,
if you just Need DVD playback, you could go for the Standard Version of PowerDVD:
http://www.cyberlink.com/products/powerdvd-deluxe/features_en_GB.html?&r=1

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Chris9647

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Dec 04, 2014 14:39

I am sorry but I'm not paying £35 for a little player which I will only use on occasion once or twice a year when I am on holiday when I have already paid about £60 for a full-feature player for my main home computer, also when a player is bundled for free on later version of windows than Vista.
Considering all the other software, (or should I say bloatware,) which has been bundled in for free with the player I initially purchased, which I don't use, I would have though the supplier could at leastmanage to give me a free license for a second computer merely so I can watch a DVD on infrequent holiday trips.

Joecrow

Member Joined: Jun 03, 2011 02:52 Messages: 63 Offline

Dec 05, 2014 12:40

From memory of Vista (I'm on Win7 now and can recommend it) it should already play CDs. To get it (WMP) to also play DVDs you could install a 3rd party codec pack (Shark007 is a good one. Or for an alternative 3rd party player, if you are not happy with VLC, try MPC-HC. All are freeware, just google them. Warning: make sure you download only via the developers website (e.g. MPC-HC.org. other sites offering freeware may not be free or may not be free of spyware etc. For Bluray playback you will of course need PowerDVD!

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Richard2

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Dec 05, 2014 15:50

Just try the VideoLAN VLC media player. I only use PowerDVD for Blu-ray disc playback.

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Chris9647

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Dec 06, 2014 03:22

Thanks.