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More info?)
By the "can you" piece, I meant remove the drive which works in the one pc
and put it in place of the drive which isn't working in the second pc to see
if it's a faulty drive.
The problem may be a digital rights problem, or it could be a drive which
doesn't work.
You could try the windowsxp.mediaplayer newsgroup, where the experts on
media player hang out.
--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com
"RustyM" <RM@RMcom> wrote in message
news:%23xyYV1BzEHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>
> Thanks Graham:
> Heres what I found out (if different than stuff I've said already)
> My DVD drive:
> 1- DOES play store bought music cd's & store bought educational-type games
> 2- Does NOT play music cd's or game cd's that were copied from store
bought
> cd's to blank cd-r's
> 3- Does NOT play store bought dvd's
> It does not want to open/or play dvd's manually using wmp or cyberlink or
> Roxio.
> What do u mean by "can you
> > remove it and put the one you know works in it and see if that works?"
> were u talking about the dvd's or something else.
> I beleive that since it does play stuff as indicated in #1, that it does
> work and maybe something needs to be configured or place a check mark
> somewhere. Well.....that is what I am hopeing for. This pc (dvd drive) is
> rarely used for dvd playback at my work. In all of 2 years that we've had
> this pc, I would guess that its been used 7 times to watch movies.
> Please help me if you can. Also, is there a forum that also might help if
no
> one here can???
> I also try to keep my pc firewalled, virus free, spyware free, patched up.
> I'm starting to wonder (just a thought) if maybe there is something
missing
> that might have gotten removed accidentally by a anti-spyware/adware
program
> or by manual removal. How can I check to make sure the necessary
componants
> are on my system?
>
> Thanks so very much for your help-! ! ! !
>
> "Graham Hughes" <graham@simplydv.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:%23J1U7p$yEHA.3376@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Will it play any dvd's, or open up any dvd with software etc on rather
> than
> > just movie dvd's? Just thinking in case the drive itself is faulty, can
> you
> > remove it and put the one you know works in it and see if that works?
> >
> > --
> > Graham Hughes
> > MVP Digital Media
> > www.dvds2treasure.com
> > www.simplydv.com
> >
> >
> > "RustyM" <RM@RMcom> wrote in message
> > news:OxXaQ10yEHA.1400@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > Hi-I still cant get it to work. I did what Cari suggested (
uninstalling
> > > cyberlink power dvd, which came with my pc) then reinstalling it as
> well.
> > I
> > > rebooted between the two. The installation cd was placed in the dvd
> drive
> > > and it worked fine to proceed with the installation. But again. when I
> > tried
> > > playing different dvd's, nothing happens. As soon as I insert any
movie
> > dvd,
> > > on my cursor the little cd icon shows for a second as it used to. But
> > > nothing pops up to indicated to me that there is a cd that is gonna
play
> > or
> > > that there are errors. I tried using windows media player, interactual
> > > player, and nothing happens. According to the computor, when a dvd is
in
> > the
> > > dvd drive, it acts as if nothing is in there.
> > > Please advise me on the next thing to do. If I dont hear from you
before
> I
> > > leave today, Ill work on all the advise u give to me tomarrow.
> > > Oh BTW, to grahams question, I wouldnt have anyone blocking my dvd
> viewing
> > > rights at my work pc because not only is the pc at my work mine, but
> also
> > > the business as well. So, I'm safe there
> > >
> > > --
> > > Thanks so very much for your help-! ! ! !
> > > "Cari (MS-MVP)" <Newsgroups1@coribright.com> wrote in message
> > > news:uNCVWjfyEHA.2600@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > First thing to try is reinstalling your DVD decoding software -
> PowerDVD
> > > or
> > > > WinDVD, whichever came with the PC
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Cari (MS-MVP Windows Client - Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
> > > > www.coribright.com
> > > >
> > > > "RustyM" <RM@RMcom> wrote in message
> > > > news:u2Frw7dyEHA.1404@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > Hi- My dvd drive is not playing dvd's.THis is what I know. I
insert
> a
> > > dvd
> > > > > &
> > > > > a cd-rom in the dvd drive and nothing happens. WHen I put in a
AUDIO
> > cd,
> > > > > it
> > > > > did play, with windows media player. SO that is fine.
> > > > > I tried doing the trouble shooting as noted above. I tried
> different
> > > > > dvd's
> > > > > so it is NOT the dvd's. . I went my computor and it does not even
> show
> > > > > that
> > > > > there is a dvd in the drive. I double clicked to open it and it
> says,
> > > > > "please insert a dvd into drive D'- In properties I try to play
> using
> > > > > different programs, and nothing happens. I used to play movies on
> this
> > > pc
> > > > > all the time and it always automatically loaded a dvd without any
> > > effort.
> > > > > THis pc is at my work. I have the same pc at home. It works just
> fine
> > > > > there.
> > > > > Please help if u can, thank you.
> > > > > Dell >pent 4> 256 ram >sp1> wix xp> 2 year old
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Thanks so very much for your help-! ! ! !
> > > > >
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