I haven't tried another DVD ROM as both DVD drives started the same problem
at the same time

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

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> "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.
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> 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.
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