Don't know if you want to do the same as I do.. I rip my DVD's to an XVID avi file using Handbrake. I don't need to create a copy of my DVD, cause I just play the video i ripped from my PS3 wirelessly using a PnP Server (MediaTomb). I can rip a DVD in an hour more or less. Hope this helps

Don't use Windows. Use Fedora, or any other Linux distribution. In Windows you will have to install an antivirus, deal with spyware and malware problems, and unless you block almost everything in Windows, you will have problems anyway. If he's going to use his computer for browsing and email, Linux is MORE than enough.