# Playing VCDs on my computer **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 29, 2002, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-vcds-on-my-computer/139463 "2002-11-29T05:53:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![skaterboarder87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@skaterboarder87](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skaterboarder87)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-vcds-on-my-computer/139463/1 "2002-11-29T05:53:56Z")
Is there a free program that can play VCDs while leaving the menu system intact? This particular VCD works on most DVD players and has a menu, etc, just like a DVD. So is there a free program that can do this? ---
**Author:** ![skaterboarder87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@skaterboarder87](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skaterboarder87)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-vcds-on-my-computer/139463/2 "2002-11-29T07:24:42Z")
Anyone know? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-vcds-on-my-computer/139463/3 "2002-11-29T12:59:50Z")
Windows Media Player should work fine. ---
**Author:** ![andy\_fl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@andy\_fl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andy_fl)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-vcds-on-my-computer/139463/4 "2002-11-29T13:28:35Z")
Try the [I-ON VCD Player](http://www.ukonline.co.uk/dvd/I-VCDP.exe) ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-vcds-on-my-computer/139463/5 "2002-11-29T15:07:58Z")
> **[Free Software Downloads and Reviews for Windows, Android, Mac, and iOS – CNET...](https://download.cnet.com/)** > > CNET Download provides free downloads for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android devices across all categories of software and apps, including security, utilities, games, video and browsers search for vcd. Tons of free players to download. ---
**Author:** ![skaterboarder87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@skaterboarder87](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skaterboarder87)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-vcds-on-my-computer/139463/6 "2002-11-29T19:44:39Z")
I-ON doesn’t work with the menu system I have though =( Are there any programs that can display the menu? ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-vcds-on-my-computer/139463/7 "2002-11-29T22:25:13Z")
All VCDs that I have seen are just MPG files even if that have a DAT or other extension and Windows Media Player will play them. ---
**Author:** ![BioHazard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3bc359/32.png) [@BioHazard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BioHazard)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-vcds-on-my-computer/139463/8 "2002-11-29T22:31:34Z")
Go to [Divx.com](http://Divx.com) they have a Divx player that I THINK plays VCDs as well. If that doesn’t work download the newest version of Micro$oft Media Player. While Im not sure if it plays that, it plays just about everything out there. ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-vcds-on-my-computer/139463/9 "2002-11-29T22:35:06Z")
Uh… I don’t know, but my WMP8, won’t play VCD. I have to use WinDVD to play it. That’s not free though, but I think there’s a shareware version somewhere to download. As others have noted - start at [download.com](http://download.com) ---
**Author:** ![skaterboarder87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@skaterboarder87](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skaterboarder87)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-vcds-on-my-computer/139463/10 "2002-11-29T22:45:20Z")
I tried every free VCD player at [download.com](http://download.com) and none of them will use the menu…they just play the movies on the disk in order. =( ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-vcds-on-my-computer/139463/11 "2002-11-29T23:21:28Z")
Even my Apex dvd player doesn’t play vcds with a menu. I didn’t even know it was possible to have a menu with a vcd. ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-vcds-on-my-computer/139463/12 "2002-11-29T23:57:34Z")
[http://www.vcdhelp.com/](http://www.vcdhelp.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-vcds-on-my-computer/139463/13 "2002-11-29T23:58:13Z")
Is there in fact a menu system? I don’t think so. ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2002, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playing-vcds-on-my-computer/139463/14 "2002-11-30T00:45:21Z")
[http://www.vcdhelp.com/play](http://www.vcdhelp.com/play) : To play a VCD with menus and still pictures use WinDVD or PowerDVD, insert the VCD and just hit Play.