Windows Media Center Walkthrough Part 3: Netflix / Video / Movies

[Lazysamurai]

how do you add dvd movies to windows media center.

[ITproReviewNet]

@Lazysamurai If you are using Windows 7, there is a "Movies" section in Libraries. When you set up your libraries, you will notice you specify a folder where movies go. Be sure you have done that and know where this folder is. Now you will need to "rip" the movie from the disk. You will need to use software such as DVD FAB to do this. Just rip the video_ts folder from each disk and place them in their own folders in the "movies" folder you created earlier.

[ITproReviewNet]

@ITproReviewNet This is for DVDs only. Media Center cannot play blu rays in this manner.

[calvindcd]

will this play through a media extender?

[ITproReviewNet]

@calvindcd I am not sure, but I don't think so. Although the "media browser" does work with extenders I don't think the external player would. I will look further into it.