My 2 DVD players were working fine. I rented Matador from BlockBuster and now both don't work. Its was werid I thought my 1st DVD player was just broken. So I put into the 2nd DVD player and after watching the movie it doesn't work now.
2006-07-12 12:51:31 · 6 answers · asked by christyxy777777 5 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
I've never heard of that before. www.digital-digest.com/dvd/shownews.php?newsid=068
never mind, I just looked it up and here's some stuff about it. computer virus has been spread for the first time by a DVD.
The malicious program had been inadvertently included on a recently released disk featuring the cute crime-fighting trio known as the Powerpuff Girls.
Warner Brothers has now recalled all versions of the DVD bearing the Meet the Beat Alls episode of the popular cartoon series.
Before now, many companies have unintentionally distributed viruses on CDs and floppy disks. Some magazines have even accidentally included copies of viruses in cover disks.
Funlove virus
The virus hiding inside the Powerpuff Girls DVD is known as Funlove. It corrupts Windows programs and can cause computer systems to become unstable and crash more often.
Old viruses never die, they just lurk in dark corners and directories
Graham Cluley, Sophos
Graham Cluley, a spokesman for anti-virus company Sophos, said the Powerpuff Girls DVD had only been distributed in the US, but some people might have bought it while on holiday or ordered it via the net.
The virus is hiding in data files sitting alongside the Powerpuff Girls episodes on the DVD. The files let fans create screensavers and wallpaper for their PCs.
The virus does not affect DVD players, and will only infect a PC playing the disk if the additional software is installed and run.
People with up-to-date anti-virus software should avoid being infected, he said.
"Funlove has been around for a couple of years," said Mr Cluley, "which suggests that the people producing the DVD may not have been running up-to-date anti-virus software.
"Old viruses never die," he said, "they just lurk in dark corners and directories."
'Best ever episode'
The Meet the Beat Alls DVD is likely to have been popular since it went on sale in the US last month.
Believed be the best ever episode of the cartoon
Many fans of Bubbles, Blossom and Buttercup believe it to be the best ever episode of the popular cartoon.
Buyers have been posting warnings on the internet about the DVD bearing the virus.
The title of the DVD is a pun on the Meet the Beatles title by the 1960s pop band. Much of the dialogue in the episode is based on Beatles lyrics.
The Powerpuff Girls debuted on the US Cartoon Network in 1999 and quickly gained a following for its quirky, and sometimes surreal, sense of humour.
Here's some more sites
www.digital-digest.com/dvd/shownews.php?newsid=068
www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000JMOG
2006-07-12 12:56:13 · answer #1 · answered by heidielizabeth69 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-24 20:34:14 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think there were some disney DVDs that had a virus on them but i think it was caught before they were released.
more likely that your secondary IDE has a problem. check the device manager for any splats (little yellow exclamation points) on your DVD or IDE devices.
OR....
have you tried rebooting?
do the drives show in the 'my computer' window?
can you put in a music or data CD and see /play it?
do you have young kids? maybe the drives need to be cleaned
reseat or replace the secondary IDE cable?
2006-07-12 13:05:26 · answer #3 · answered by CrazyFingers 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You rented them. Are you sure they were not dirty when you put them in your DVD players. Try cleaning the DVD players and see if they work after that.
2006-07-12 12:56:23 · answer #4 · answered by thematrixhazu36 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it's a virus.
Go to Google and look up something known as the ID10T error, that might help.
2006-07-12 12:56:35 · answer #5 · answered by dylanwalker1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, but great idea. i'll get started on it.
2006-07-12 12:56:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋