I was going to use this on a work laptop that I am not allowed to add software on. Is there requeired software or is this plig and play?
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Software is needed on Windows systems. I forgot to install the software before plugging in monitor, and it would not work. It automatically found some sort of driver, but that didn't work, so I had to uninstall that driver and install from the CD, and then it worked well.
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Hey! Even a plug and play device requires drivers; either those drivers are already "embedded" in the OS or must be installed from a storage device(DVD/CD/Flash drive). This device comes with a drivers CD, which drivers i had to install to achieve maximum performance on my MacBook Pro. Long story short, yes you must install additional drivers (at least on a MacBook Pro).
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Hello Eric. This is quite an old device, amazing I got a follow up. This is only a player as far as I know. I do not recall any software that came with it - though it has been 5 years or so.We use it to play on-hold music via a 256mb (yes 1/4 gb) memory stick. Running constant for many years, never a problem. Been a great device.That being said, there is no reason you cannot create a set of mp3 files yourself on a normal computer and then use this device to play them. So many programs to use for such a purpose.
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My initial answer would be 'yes', since it is hardware activated, not software. The only real answer for that question would have to come from Creative Labs, though. When I plug it in there is no software that I have to utilize. It is plug-and-play.After looking at previous posts, from other users, I had not considered the driver software. Contact Creative Labs.
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UHM?? I can't play anything on this computer. I received it in an unworking condition. I am sorry I can't answer your question.
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I'm a PC user, so I do not know about the software part. I sent mine back because it would not work either way on several different computers, and I have been using similar devices for over 20 years. I give it a 0 rating. Hope this helps
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I never play computer on this laptop but I'm sure you can, as long as it is XP Windows compatible. My Lenovo Thinkpad has Windows XP only and not Windows 7. Since there is no XP support anymore from Microsoft, I only use this to play music and watch regular dvds (not HD). I also don't have internet connection on the laptop since it's highly risky to use internet using Windows XP. I hope this helps.
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If you have the room on your laptop's hard drive for it to install the software. It installs a copy of PowerDVD. I've used that to play movies on my desktop but it should also work on a laptop. The drive draws operating power from two USB2 ports so your laptop will need two open usb2 (or USB3) ports for it to connect to..
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It absolutely is that's what I'm running and I've not had an issue with it whatsoever. It came with a cd to install drivers but honestly once I plugged it in the plug and play took care of it naturally (though I did still install the cd, better safe than sorry).
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I installed it without adding new software, I have video software already on the computer and import using that. My computer is a HP and it works fine.
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I didn't need any software...my computer automatically detected it.Plug n play. Sorry if this doesn't help. :(
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I don't know. I never tried this. You can probably play the disk in a laptop player. gm
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I'm sorry, but I cannot help you on this. The laptop is for work, and no games are allowed to be played on it.
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It only works with Windows Media Player. it has a small number of apps that came with it that aren't really very helpful, it looks like they went "pretty" over "Functionality" and scouring the web, pretty much all the app sites for aftermarket apps are gone now, but I DID find a program called Aida64 that can be used to create custom apps, that's all I've used since I made one for system stats. and game support for it is pretty light. google it and read the wiki on the g19 and you can see the list of games that support it. nothing terribly new so not sure if games are even trying to offer support.
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yes, it worked for me with no additional software. But make sure you have latest audio and video graphics drivers loaded on your computer.
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No, it's an unformatted drive with no software loaded. You will need your own software to load.
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The hardware itself should work perfectly find. The software I'm not sure but to be honest I never use it
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It only works with Windows Media Player. it has a small number of apps that came with it that aren't really very helpful, it looks like they went "pretty" over "Functionality" and scouring the web, pretty much all the app sites for aftermarket apps are gone now, but I DID find a program called Aida64 that can be used to create custom apps, that's all I've used since I made one for system stats. and game support for it is pretty light. google it and read the wiki on the g19 and you can see the list of games that support it. nothing terribly new so not sure if games are even trying to offer support. It only works with Windows Media Player. it has a small number of apps that came with it that aren't really very helpful, it looks like they went "pretty" over "Functionality" and scouring the web, pretty much all the app sites for aftermarket apps are gone now, but I DID find a program called Aida64 that can be used to create custom apps, that's all I've used since I made one for system stats. and game support for it is pretty light. google it and read the wiki on the g19 and you can see the list of games that support it. nothing terribly new so not sure if games are... » Read More It only works with Windows Media Player. it has a small number of apps that came with it that aren't really very helpful, it looks like they went "pretty" over "Functionality" and scouring the web, pretty much all the app sites for aftermarket apps are gone now, but I DID find a program called Aida64 that can be used to create custom apps, that's all I've used since I made one for system stats. and game support for it is pretty light. google it and read the wiki on the g19 and you can see the list of games that support it. nothing terribly new so not sure if games are even trying to offer support. « Show Less