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I am having problems with the way Vista handles security and content protection. I hope someone here can help me.
My laptop comes with an HDMI connection. This is great for using my computer and watching movies on a big screen. The computer part is really fun. Playing movies, however, is a problem. Commercial movies will only play for about 20 minutes and then the "copy protection failed" error would come up. Unencrypted movies will play without any problem. The only possible explanation I can come up with is that this is the way Vista attempts to protect contents. Does anyone else have this problem? How do I play a commercial dvd all the way through?
Vista wants to protect files too. Wordzap is a word game I like to play to keep my mind sharp. It has a bunch of word lists (text files) in various languages. When you play the game, the program uses these lists to display the words and definitions. Under XP, I am able to edit these text files -- adding words, definitions, etc. I can even replace the original file with a new one.
Vista won't let me do such thing. I can edit the files, but the program won't display the changes. Vista keeps the original file hidden somewhere and will only use that file. It has rendered me powerless.
Does any know how to override these security annoyances in Vista? Thanks for your help.
My laptop comes with an HDMI connection. This is great for using my computer and watching movies on a big screen. The computer part is really fun. Playing movies, however, is a problem. Commercial movies will only play for about 20 minutes and then the "copy protection failed" error would come up. Unencrypted movies will play without any problem. The only possible explanation I can come up with is that this is the way Vista attempts to protect contents. Does anyone else have this problem? How do I play a commercial dvd all the way through?
Vista wants to protect files too. Wordzap is a word game I like to play to keep my mind sharp. It has a bunch of word lists (text files) in various languages. When you play the game, the program uses these lists to display the words and definitions. Under XP, I am able to edit these text files -- adding words, definitions, etc. I can even replace the original file with a new one.
Vista won't let me do such thing. I can edit the files, but the program won't display the changes. Vista keeps the original file hidden somewhere and will only use that file. It has rendered me powerless.
Does any know how to override these security annoyances in Vista? Thanks for your help.
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