Agree or not, commercial DVDs are far too expensive to let you carelessly scratch and turn them White Elephants. Moreover, with the dropping price of a gigabyte, converting DVD movies to hard drive is not only possible but also prudent idea. If you have already had such plans, congratulation! There are already a variety of DVD Ripper software for you to choose.Besides commercial DVD Rippers, there're also many DVD Rippers freeware in the market, like WinX DVD Ripper Platinum.
Since its release in Oct 2009, Windows 7 has won thousands of accolades worldwide. It features in the aesthetical UI, responsiveness and stability.
As for the open source and cross-platform DVD Ripper freeware, it should have been compatible with Windows 7. But sometimes it's thought of as "Mac software" because it performs much better and more stable on OS X. In addition, though it still can't deal with copy protected DVDs individually. It has to take advantage of VLC or other decrypting programs to remove copy protections firstly then you can free convert DVDs.
So, if you're looking for an alternative of shareware to free convert DVD (even copy protected DVD) on Windows 7, WinX DVD Ripper Platinum freeware is your best choice.

About WinX DVD Ripper Platinum - Free DVD Ripper for Windows 7

WinX DVD Ripper Platinum is also totally free DVD Ripper software which is specially designed for Windows users, and it's fully compatible with Windows 7. This free DVD Ripper is able to free convert your DVDs to MP4, WMV, FLV, MOV, MPEG, MP3, etc.WinX DVD Ripper Platinum freeware can easily remove almost all DVD copy protections internally, including CSS, RCE, UOP, Sony ARccOS, APS, etc. What's more, built-in with an intuitive UI, WinX DVD Ripper Platinum brings a much simpler free DVD Ripper operation on Windows 7 than HandBrake.

These are four steps in all to rip DVD to AVI using WinX DVD Ripper Platinum. Even a child can finish the ripping process without any special learning.
Note:
This is a totally free DVD Ripper. No malware, no adware, no spyware. 100% clean and safe.

Step 1: Launch this free DVD Ripper on your Windows 7 OS computer and import source DVD by clicking "Disc" or "Folder"button.

Step2: Select your target video format. You can convert DVD to AVI, MP4, WMV, FLV, etc.
Note:
You can also choose where to store the converted DVD movie files by clicking "Options" button.

Step 3: Hit "RUN" to begin free convert DVD on Windows 7 OS.

Besides, this free DVD Ripper can also convert DVD to some popular portable devices, such as iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, PSP, Zune, Zen, etc. After importing source DVD, you just choose one target device instead of video format, the free DVD convert process will begin in a second.

Tips:
1. You don't need to stay before computer all the time, you can click "Option" button to choose to shut down computer automatically after conversion completed.
2. You can customize stylish video by change the parameter settings, and drag the scroll bar to clip any video segment you favor.

Warning:
This is to copy the DVD for your own personal use. It is not legal to copy DVD's for any other purposes.