Had windows XP operating system with the dell MediaDirect installed. Now have Windows 8 and can not use the MediaDirect to watch movies. Is there any software out there I can use with Windows 8 so I can watch movies. Before when I had XP my laptop came pre-installed with the Dell MediaDirect. I was able to hook up my projector and play movies at Church using my laptop-Dell Inspiron 1520 and the Projector. Now with the Windows 8, I had to upgrade to from XP because XP was no longer supported my computer is not recognizing DVD Movies and the buttons on my computer I use previously to turn on MediaDirect no longer works. Can anyone help me by either telling me about new software I can get to go with my computer and Projector so I can play movies or how I may use what software I already have? I can not afford to replace my 8 year computer!

• Moved by Olaf EngelkeMVP 18 hours 13 minutes ago Not a Windows Home Server topic

where did olaf engelke move it too????????

Look at the top of the page it was moved to win 8/1

@JCC

Have you thought about either windows media center or any one of the dozens of players that will support this?  My fav is VLC

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html