"Sirtokalott" <Sirtokalott@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9486484D-2B89-4EA0-B86F-0FBB565383D3@microsoft.com...
> Please can someone help? At some point last year both my DVD ROM and my
> DVDRW decided to become picky about which DVDs they will play. Some DVDs
> will only work in one drive, which is not always the same one. I have no
> problem with CDs. Both drives used to work fine. I haven't made any
> changes
> to the hardware. I have tried installing the firmware from the
> manufacturer.
> I have done a full system recovery. I have the proper codecs installed.
> I've installed service pack 2. I've tried uninstalling the drives then
> rebooting. Nothing seems to work the drives even have the cheek to say
> they
> are working properly. I've seen this problem posted elswhere by another
> person but no one had an answer.

I would borrow and test a friend's DVD drive. If it works then you have
to replace your drive - it would be a hardware problem.