hi, i have a pc with cd/dvd writer combo and it has stopped recognising edvds. Cds and games will still play but no joy with dvds. i have tried removing the drive in device manager to reinstall and still no luck and also downloaded some software to give me a new decoder but it still isnt working. Any ideas
2006-12-26 13:02:04 · 5 answers · asked by Barry A 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
it did use to work fine for last year or so, and i have tried numerous discs in it but no luck !!
2006-12-26 13:08:57 · update #1
i tried new media player as well but still not seeing dvds come up
2006-12-26 13:09:28 · update #2
Just installing a dvd drive does not mean you can access dvd's. You also need to install a dvd encoder software. Microsoft Media Player does not have one by default. You need to install a DVD viewer such as WinDVD or Power DVD or something like that and a DVD Encoder will also be installed, which will also let Microsoft Media Player view DVD's also.....
2006-12-26 13:16:42 · answer #1 · answered by Taba 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try downloading the latest Media player i.e. Windows Media player 11 and then it should work without problems! Did it ever work or it was like this always?
2006-12-26 21:06:11 · answer #2 · answered by HellBoy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the lens might be dirty! Get a D lens cleaner, they don't cost much, they are basically a CD with a tiny little brush on. I used one when my cd p[layer stopped working and it worked again.
2006-12-26 21:09:27 · answer #3 · answered by **Jules*** 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe the DVDs you are playing are scratched up or dirty. That may be the case.
2006-12-26 21:05:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your probabally not putting your tv on the rite setting
2006-12-26 21:05:54 · answer #5 · answered by prepx3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋