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DVD player and writer hangs XP totally

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DVD player and writer hangs XP totally.
I have a Compaq Presario 8000 with DVD ROM and DVD Writer
Some DVDs totally hangs XP. Mostly DVD+RWs that have been
used a few times, but also others
Can't even use Ctrl Alt Delete to restart.

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