I mean that Microsoft has drm'd (Data Rights Management) Vista so heavily, that it knows if a commercial CD or DVD is copy protected and will not allow it to be copied using software that is still available and works under XP. DVD Shrink, X-Copy, etc will not function under Vista. They have locked it down solidly at the core level.
I believe that it is because Microsoft is invested heavily in HD DVD and to a lesser extent Blu Ray with their VC1 codec. There is a Managed Copy agreement to allow you to copy HD material for use in a home server, but it cannot be on removable media and is locked to one unique Vista computer.
Vista is the end of Fair Use rights.
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That i didn't know,screw that. I"m not upgrading to windows vista if those programs don't work. I"m happy with XP Media Center.
They will if they obey copyright laws. X-Copy was pulled from store shelves by court order.