dvd-rom drive problem

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WinDVD is extremely old. I would try out WinDVD 6 and see if it works
with that. You can test it out for free at www.intervideo.com


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Nathan McNulty


Alec V. wrote:
> SO it goes like this. I have an Dell Inspiron 8200 with
> a fixed DVD-ROM optical drive. The decoder I have
> installed to read the dvd's is WinDVD 3. Now this is
> where the problem starts... When I insert a CD-ROM it
> works just as it should, but when I insert a DVD, the
> drive spins up and I can explore the DVD in 'My Computer'
> but I cannot play the DVD (In Windows Media Player or
> WinDVD 3).
>
> Does anyone know how to fix this problem?
>
>