Does Vista allow archiving of DVDs?

Question

I want to upgrade to Vista Premium. I make archival copies of all my DVDs so I can save the originals from damage. Will Vista allow you to copy DVDs? Will it block copying?

Answer 1

these are the following reason you should not upgrade

The only "UPGRADE" for Vista is to uninstall it and go back to XP.
Here's some things I'll bet you missed IF you even looked...
1) Third party drivers/applications are not allowed unless “approved” by Microsoft. Some of your favorite software won't run on Vista because the drivers have not been "approved" by Microsoft. This also means that the digital camera you just bought may not be "allowed" to connect to the PC.
2) Most security software will run but is limited because of “PatchGuard” and denied access to the kernel.
3) DRM is integrated – IF you even get to the point of copying something, ALL media copied thru Vista is SERIOUSLY degraded. The mp3s that you rip, are not allowed to be full quality. Same with DVD's.
4) You give Microsoft the right, through programs like Windows Defender, to delete programs from your system that it decides are spyware.
5) Takes up too much of the already strained resources.
6) You consent to being spied upon by Microsoft, through the “Windows Genuine Advantage” system. This system tries to identify instances of copying that Microsoft thinks are illegitimate. Unfortunately, a recent study indicated that this system has already screwed up in over 500,000 cases.
7) More licensing restrictions – Depends on which of the 6 different versions you get.
8) A lot of your software will need to be reactivated – Hopefully you still have those license keys.
9) Firefox is NOT allowed as default browser…No matter what!
10) Backup software crashes because of too many nested folders. Even tho it worked with XP.
Personally, if XP ever goes out of support, I'm going Linux


RUN AWAY FROM VISTA!!!!!!! ITS BAD

Answer 2

I've used DVDshrink successfully to rip one or two DVDs to my hard drive under Vista, although I haven't tried any other programs. From what I've read the only problem will be with copy-protected HD DVDs, which I haven't played with yet seeing as I don't have an HD DVD drive. You can read more on the DRM issues at http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2007/01/20/windows-vista-content-protection-twenty-questions-and-answers.aspx if you're interested. I also haven't had any problems with my 80GB of ripped MP3s. My only complaint is that there are some codec bugs - Divx generates lots of annoying COM errors that are non-fatal, and Xvid causes some issues when using the Windows DVD Maker (the menu looks odd, although this may also be due to my having both Xvid and Divx installed).

And for the record, I have Firefox set as my default browser and Thunderbird as my default email application, so no problems there. There are some glitches with VLC - you have to set it to do OpenGL rendering, if I recall correctly. If you use VLC check their forums, you'll find plenty of info.

Vista has its bugs, without a doubt. However, they're not the bugs listed above.

Answer 3

No. Vista integrates a lot of DRM crap so your backups will be barely watchable. If you insist on windows use XP. It is as good as windows can ever hope to get I would recomend switching to Linux.