How do i get my dvd rom discs onto my computer without using the provided software they give me?

Question

I have a Camorder that i bought a while ago, and never tried to convert the videos into my PC. Now, I have a vista computer, and cannot use the XP software on my computer. I was told to use windows movie maker, but I dont know how to get the videos to transfer onto my computer. What steps should I take to transfer them onto my computer?

Answer 1

If you've a camcorder that records on mini-DVDs you won't be able to use WMM.  You can use something like DVDDecrypter to rip the mini-DVD to your PC but you'll need a commercial editor to edit them.  Most commercial editors can read DVDs anyway, so that's probably the best place to start.