I am looking for a free MPEG-2 DVD codec that is preferrably compatible with either Windows Media Player or Realplayer. Oh, and I would prefer one that does NOT come bundled with Spyware!
I found this on another forum (http://www.bleedinedge.com/forum/archive/index.php?t-4317.html) and it’s reported working.
A direct link to it is here.
It appears that the DVD codecs/players of today require far more system resources then they used to.
I can’t even play DVDs on my P3 1.0GHz, and the computer I want the codecs for is only 500MHz.
I’ll have to try and get hold of an old copy of WinDVD or PowerDVD. Probably one manufacturered about 4 years ago.
I think WinDVD 5 is probably old enough
I have PowerDVD 3 and that plays fine on my Celeron 766MHz (both Windows ME and XP).
Wont WMP work for you? I used to use WinDVD on a 633 celeron. I continued to use it on my newer pcs but then ended up not bothering because WMP did everything I wanted.
The playback is very slow because of the lack of system resources. If I went for an older DVD program it’d probably work OK
VLC media player - Overview that baby plays…well everything
That’s a great media player, Nic 
But unfortunately, it also runs a little too slow on my friend’s ageing Pentium
I’ve always used VLC, AsusDVD or WMP at my home but after watching your computer configuration it seems that you need a small player. I searched on the net and come across these players. Personally I’ve never used it so I cant say much about it. They are small and I believe will hopefully resolve your problem …
- [link=http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Video-Players/Zoom-Player-Standard.shtml]Zoom Player[/link]
- [link=http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Video-Players/Micro-DVD-Player.shtml]Micro DVD Player[/link], this one is looking better to me.
- [link=http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Video-Players/MVPlayer.shtml]MV Player[/link]