Microsoft KB Archive/313327

= You Cannot Copy Files from DVD Movie Disks =

Article ID: 313327

Article Last Modified on 5/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

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This article was previously published under Q313327



SYMPTOMS
When you try to copy Video Object (.vob) files from a DVD disk, you may receive one of the following error messages:

In Windows XP:

Copy Protection Error - The read failed because the sector is encrypted.

In Windows 2000:

The maximum number of sectors that may be stored in a single system has been exceeded.

In Windows 98:

Data Error reading Drive D: Abort, Retry, Ignore, Fail?



CAUSE
This issue may occur if you try to copy files from copy protected DVD disks.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, transfer these files to a hard disk for your personal use. To do so, you may consider obtaining a third-party .vob file that permits you to copy (RIP) DVD-based video files.



MORE INFORMATION
To discourage unauthorized usage, MPEG-2 video format is frequently encrypted and stored on DVD disks as .vob files.

Additional query words: rip divx xvid

Keywords: kbprb kberrmsg KB313327

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