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I encountered some problems with playing videos from ISO images. When I opened the image directly the menus were bypassed, however if I mounted the image using suitable software then all was OK. I also found that with some ISO images VLC 1.1.4 would just freeze when I opened the image file directly....

Can I get the former release, please!?

http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/

I could not figure out how to install from the FTP archive. Found it easier to download from http://www.videolan.org/vlc/releases/1.1.3.html

As a newb when it comes to converting video formats I would like some advice on a couple of issues. I run Windows Vista Business 64 bit. System is bang up to date and VLC Media Player is 1.0.5 Goldeneye. 1. I tried converting a DVD movie to ASF using the supplied DIV3 + MP3 (ASF) profile and specifi...

You have tried 1.1.0 nightly builds? Can you expand on that response please? Have no idea what that means. I did check for available updates on VLC Media Player and received "You have latest version of VLC media player" Have now sussed that out, and, no I have not tried nightly builds, pr...

You have tried 1.1.0 nightly builds?

Can you expand on that response please?
Have no idea what that means.
I did check for available updates on VLC Media Player and received "You have latest version of VLC media player"

Trying to play WMV file on VLC Media Player 1.0.3 I get 'No suitable decoder module. VLC does not support the audio or video format "WMAP". Unfortunately there is no way for you to fix this.' Running Vista Business X64 at latest update level and VLC media player also at latest level. Can a...

This is because forced subtitles are not implemented in the DVD libraries atm:

https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/1135

Thanks for the info DJ.
Tried the link but I get a security certificate error.

Do you know if anyone has plans to fix this?

I have the same problem with forced subtitles on my copy of The Da Vinci Code. I have to switch on subtitles to see the forced subtitles for those scenes where the characters are speaking French or Latin and it is annoying to have the unnecessary english subtitles on all the time. If I play the DVD ...