Ok, I have a DVD here, (" The HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy") Just an example it happens to all the DVD's I put in to my computer. Anyways, when I put the DVD in not only does my computer not recognize that it's a DVD, but it doesn't even see that there is a disk in the drive! Oter than that though there are no other problems. It only fails to recognize DVD's. anyone have any idea how to solve this. Also, I don't havea program spesifically ment to play DVD's.
2006-06-24 10:15:46 · 9 answers · asked by Euthanasia Thought 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Ok, I have a DVD here, (" The HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy") Just an example it happens to all the DVD's I put in to my computer. Anyways, when I put the DVD in not only does my computer not recognize that it's a DVD, but it doesn't even see that there is a disk in the drive! Oter than that though there are no other problems. It only fails to recognize DVD's. anyone have any idea how to solve this. Also, I don't havea program spesifically ment to play DVD's. Thanks, Nowhere on the disk drive does it say DVD I am currently running Windows XP
2006-06-24 10:25:37 · update #1
Is there any way to get my CD drive to play DVD's or at least read them? Also! I downloaded some DVD player software
2006-06-24 10:38:41 · update #2
You will need to purchase a DVD drive for your computer to play DVDs. It is not possible to play a DVD out of a CD Drive. your best bet is to purchase a DVD drive or a DVD burner from tigerdirect.com or newegg.com for under $40, install it and then you will be able to watch DVDs
2006-07-08 09:52:16 · answer #1 · answered by Zach 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I think it has been covered. You probably don't have a dvd player (they can be combo drives, like the ones that burn cds as well as play dvds) installed. Either that, of you have a dvd player and your computer does not recognize it. If thats the case, then you need to search on google the manufacturer of the dvd drive. Usually the manufacturers site has a driver that you can download.
The driver is a pice of software needed to tell the computer what the device is installed. It like teling the computer that there is a device and here is how to use it.
If you don;t have a dvd player, then you can usually buy those. I suggest getting an external one, since it requires less work on your part to install it. go to www.newegg.com and browse for those.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106032
or some of these
http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/Subcategory.asp?N=2010100420&Subcategory=420
I hope this helps. Good Luck
2006-06-24 17:38:35 · answer #2 · answered by demaman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely no way to play a DVD on a CD drive. It is like trying to play a Beta VHS tape in a standard VHS player. It just wont work.
You may have the software to play it, but you also need to purchase the DVD player to make it work.
They are cheap at about $30 US or cheaper through the web and easy to install.
Good luck.
2006-07-01 21:29:41 · answer #3 · answered by billydeer_2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may not have a DVD player. Check your hardware descriptions by right clicking on My Computer and selecting Properties and then Hardware and Device Manager. Look under CD-Roms and see what it says about your drive.
Also, without any DVD player software, it's pretty much a CD player with big dreams.
2006-06-24 17:27:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe you have a DVD-Rom in your computer. Just to clarify for the previous writer, Beta was never VHS, VHS was VHS, but Beta was never VHS. The video tape was exactly the same, it was the size of the cartridge and the technology of the record/playback heads that was different. Beta can do with a single head what it always took a 4 head VHS to do. It took VHS decades for the quality to catch up to Beta and a large number of Television stations still use BetaCams for the quality. Up until the massive onset of recordable DVD, Beta was still the tape of choice for a large number of Japanese enthusiasts. In the United States, consumers were more interested in the fact that VHS tapes would hold 6 hours of video and Beta would only hold 4 and 1/2. That's the way of the world here in the United States. Heck with quality......we want quantity.........
2006-07-05 01:04:29 · answer #5 · answered by Ice 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Somehow, I doubt that you have a DVD drive. Your drive will show DVD on the tray cover, if it will read DVDs. If it does show DVD on the drive itself, then download and install new drivers from the manufacturer's website. If you're using Windows ME, then upgrade to XP.
2006-06-24 17:19:46 · answer #6 · answered by warmwardbound 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your computer is very old or if a computer burning the Cd's you are trying to read is very old they may not be compatible. I experienced this once before on systems that would be roughly 7 -8 years old.
2006-07-07 21:25:43 · answer #7 · answered by John H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a cd-rom device will never play a DVD , get a dvd-rom and that will play a dvd media. good luck
2006-07-08 02:58:32 · answer #8 · answered by dennys 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need a program to do that dude. I suggest you go to a computer store and ask about a dvd paler unit or burner for your computer
2006-06-24 17:23:53 · answer #9 · answered by Paul G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋