DVDs wont play

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Have you tried downloading and installing the latest drivers for your
graphics card?
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Cari
MS-MVP Windows Technologies - Printing/Imaging/Hardware
www.coribright.com

"A.be" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:847BC018-9787-43F6-A12C-F818F1310E69@microsoft.com...
> Hello.
> Lately, every time i put a DVD in my D: drive it will make the regular
> noises like its about to start, and when i open up Windows Media Player,
> or InterActual, or CyberLink PowerDVD, the programs just freeze:
> "experienced blah blah error and will now close. sorry for the
> inconvenience". The drive still works with other discs, and it's not the
> computer that freezes when I put a DVD movie disc, its the player programs
> which freeze when I open them. I tried reinstalling those players, and
> made my screen resolution lower (16 bit, 800x600) but still I have the
> problem. I have a feeling this may have to do with all those times I was
> playing around with downloading new video codecs and stuff, but I have
> uninstalled all those codec packs. Any suggestions would really help (I
> just bought the Return of the King DVD -and I have to watch it!!!  -
> Thanx.