How can you make sure that you have a dvd drive?

On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 23:50:01 -0000, Stanley
<Stanley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> How can you make sure that you have a dvd drive?

Look for the DVD logo on the front of the drive...

Its not there it just says COMPACT DISC REWRITABLE and LG

"Mark Gillespie" wrote:

> On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 23:50:01 -0000, Stanley
> <Stanley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > How can you make sure that you have a dvd drive?
>
> Look for the DVD logo on the front of the drive...
>

Then more than likely you don't. Also another way to check is without a disc
in the drive open My Computer and it will tell you CD Drive, CD-RW Drive,
DVD Drive, etc.

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"Stanley" <Stanley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Its not there it just says COMPACT DISC REWRITABLE and LG
>
> "Mark Gillespie" wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 23:50:01 -0000, Stanley
>> <Stanley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> > How can you make sure that you have a dvd drive?
>>
>> Look for the DVD logo on the front of the drive...
>>

Sometimes to really make sure, its best to open Device Manager and expand
DVD/CD-ROM drives.

I remember in 5600, my DVD and DVD+RW drives were displayed as CD drives.
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"Tom Ziegmann" <tziegmann@nospamplease.msn.com> wrote in message
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> Then more than likely you don't. Also another way to check is without a
> disc in the drive open My Computer and it will tell you CD Drive, CD-RW
> Drive, DVD Drive, etc.
>
> --
> Tom Ziegmann
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft Core OS Beta Tester
>
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> "Stanley" <Stanley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> Its not there it just says COMPACT DISC REWRITABLE and LG
>>
>> "Mark Gillespie" wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 23:50:01 -0000, Stanley
>>> <Stanley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > How can you make sure that you have a dvd drive?
>>>
>>> Look for the DVD logo on the front of the drive...
>>>
>
>

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25********.com> wrote in message
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> I remember in 5600, my DVD and DVD+RW drives were displayed as CD drives.

I've seen this in XP too.


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In my case I have !!!! and nothing works. CD or DVD

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>> I remember in 5600, my DVD and DVD+RW drives were displayed as CD drives.
>
> I've seen this in XP too.
>
>
> --
> Alexander Suhovey

Put a DVD media into it and see if you can read it (in a computer, even
a movie DVD is just a data DVD with files and folders on it)

Also, in Control Panel, Device manager, the model number of the drive is
usually visible under "properties", you can look that up online to see
if it's a DVD or just a CD.


Stanley wrote:
> How can you make sure that you have a dvd drive?

But when i put a dvd in it reads it and when i put another it dose not

"Barry Watzman" wrote:

> Put a DVD media into it and see if you can read it (in a computer, even
> a movie DVD is just a data DVD with files and folders on it)
>
> Also, in Control Panel, Device manager, the model number of the drive is
> usually visible under "properties", you can look that up online to see
> if it's a DVD or just a CD.
>
>
> Stanley wrote:
> > How can you make sure that you have a dvd drive?
>

>
> "Barry Watzman" wrote:
>
>> Put a DVD media into it and see if you can read it (in a computer, even
>> a movie DVD is just a data DVD with files and folders on it)
>>
>> Also, in Control Panel, Device manager, the model number of the drive is
>> usually visible under "properties", you can look that up online to see
>> if it's a DVD or just a CD.
>>
>>
>> Stanley wrote:
>> > How can you make sure that you have a dvd drive?
>>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stanley" <Stanley@discussions.microsoft.com>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: How can you make sure that you have a dvd drive


> But when i put a dvd in it reads it and when i put another it dose not

Then it sounds like you do HAVE a DVD drive, but it's a bit....flaky.

Go to Walmart, or any other local store, in the electronics section, and get
a CD/DVD laser cleaning disk. That should allow it to read all DVDs.
Simple maintenance will fix most seemingly major issues.

Hope this helps :-)

"Cy!on" wrote:

> >
> > "Barry Watzman" wrote:
> >
> >> Put a DVD media into it and see if you can read it (in a computer, even
> >> a movie DVD is just a data DVD with files and folders on it)
> >>
> >> Also, in Control Panel, Device manager, the model number of the drive is
> >> usually visible under "properties", you can look that up online to see
> >> if it's a DVD or just a CD.
> >>
> >>
> >> Stanley wrote:
> >> > How can you make sure that you have a dvd drive?
> >>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stanley" <Stanley@discussions.microsoft.com>
> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
> Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 6:15 PM
> Subject: Re: How can you make sure that you have a dvd drive
>
>
> > But when i put a dvd in it reads it and when i put another it dose not
>
> Then it sounds like you do HAVE a DVD drive, but it's a bit....flaky.
>