billybgame :
Here I am again on this topic...been over 2 years, but still can't play DVDs on this desktop. I hate computer hassles so much, I give it some effort, then I just move on and live life. But, wanted to run a DVD, so here I am again.
I even found a Microsoft fix page that led me to edit the Registry, which I did. First it had me look for the aforementioned "upper and lower filters". I had neither. Then, it had me add a registry subkey...which I did.....sigh....still no dice.
Any ideas? This is pretty ridiculous. Still reads no DVDs...reads CDs fine.
I'm in the same situation as you. Maybe for another reason rhough, but give a try to the following (if you can), I'll explain further down :
■Try your DVD reader/burner on another system which you know is playing DVD flawlessly.
■Try to read a DVD that is zoned for let's say Spain (I live in North America thus my systems are zoned for 1, same zoning between USA and Canada)
In either case, if you have a positive, then it may be related to the motherboard itself (wheter it would be an internal DVD driver would change nothing). Point 1 - My DVD drive has no issue and plays DVD flawlessly on another ASUS X58 I have since a couple of years rtunning Windows 7 fully updated. Point 2 - I can play
Opera Flamenco Historia de Un Amor DVD (Live @ Palau de la musica Catalana) without any hiccup, which came from Spain, but every time I try to play Led Zeppelin DVD
Live at the Royal Albert Hall (From Atlantic video and zoned for 1), or whatver DVD that I bought here in Montreal (zoned for 1), my system freezes and I have to do a cold boot.
I've had this issue with an MSI H97 Gaming 3 motherboard I bought from Newegg Canada, which I had to RMA after a BIOS update bricked it. Newegg replaced it with a newer one having an updated version of the BIOS and it worked fine.
Now, today I have the exact same issue with another MSI motherboard, the H97I ac - for building an HTPC - that I ordered from Newegg (!!! I will never ever buy MSI again, and willl never recommend that brand anymore to any of my clients, as MSI maked me lose time and money) : the same spanish Flamenco DVD plays fine via a USB DVD drive, but Led Zeppelin would freeze the computer fo a cold boot (and yes that DVD drive works fine on my other ASUS X58 system)... And I still haven't found what to look for in whatever configuration/device driver, I found nothing on the Web in regards to that specific issue...