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DVD Will not play

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Debbie - 25 Sep 2005 19:04 GMT
When I put a DVD in it will not play.  No problem playing CD's.  When I right
click and try to open.  Says please insert disk in drive when there is a DVD
in drive.  Have already tried system restore.  I also rebooted my computer.  
Still not working.  P.S. I just recently ran an update for a software
program.  Could that have anything to do with this problem?
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Cari (MS-MVP) - 26 Sep 2005 04:57 GMT
It is a DVD drive, right?  You do have DVD decoding software such as WinDVD
or PowerDVD?  Unlikely to be a software update... more likely the laser that
reads the DVD (as opposed to the one that reads the CD) has failed.
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> When I put a DVD in it will not play.  No problem playing CD's.  When I
> right
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> Still not working.  P.S. I just recently ran an update for a software
> program.  Could that have anything to do with this problem?
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srid - 26 Sep 2005 12:17 GMT
update/reinstall the driver/firmwire for your dvd drive.

> It is a DVD drive, right?  You do have DVD decoding software such as WinDVD
> or PowerDVD?  Unlikely to be a software update... more likely the laser that
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> > Still not working.  P.S. I just recently ran an update for a software
> > program.  Could that have anything to do with this problem?
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Debbie - 28 Sep 2005 04:05 GMT
Thanks for the input.  I did reinstall my driver.  Still not working.  Guess
this means I need a new DVD Drive?  Haven't really used it much either.  
Computer only a year old.
Thanks for the input.
Debbie

> update/reinstall the driver/firmwire for your dvd drive.
>
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> > > Still not working.  P.S. I just recently ran an update for a software
> > > program.  Could that have anything to do with this problem?
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Debbie - 28 Sep 2005 04:03 GMT
Hi Cari, Yes to both questions  I do have a DVD drive and WinDVD.  It used to
play my DVD's but now it doesn't.  When I right click DVD Drive on "my
computer", says "insert disc" when there already is one inside.  Do I need to
get an entire DVD Drive if my laster has failed?

> It is a DVD drive, right?  You do have DVD decoding software such as WinDVD
> or PowerDVD?  Unlikely to be a software update... more likely the laser that
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> > Still not working.  P.S. I just recently ran an update for a software
> > program.  Could that have anything to do with this problem?
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Cari (MS-MVP) - 28 Sep 2005 17:11 GMT
Yes, you do, sorry.

You might want to think about a DVD burner now that they are so cheap
instead of a DVD Rom drive.  Great for backups!
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> Hi Cari, Yes to both questions  I do have a DVD drive and WinDVD.  It used
> to
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>> > Still not working.  P.S. I just recently ran an update for a software
>> > program.  Could that have anything to do with this problem?
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