I have a DVD drive that can read CD-ROMs, but not DVDs (data or video). On
another XP Pro system, the DVD drive appears in My Computer as a 'DVD
Drive'. On the problem system (a Sony PCG-560K laptop), the DVD drive
appears as a 'CD Drive'. This would seem to indicate that XP is not
recognizing the DVD drive.

On the laptop, if I click on the 'CD Drive' properties, and click on
Hardware, the drive is identified as a TORiSAN DVD-ROM DRD-U824 and the type
of drive is DVD/CD-ROM, both of which appear to be correct.

Elsewhere I read that if the DVD drive is correctly installed, it will show
up in Media Player under Tools | Options | DVD. The DVD option does not
appear when I run Media Player.

Kevin

Have you installed DVD software such as WinDVD or PowerDVD?

Cari
www.coribright.com

"Kevin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have a DVD drive that can read CD-ROMs, but not DVDs (data or video). On
> another XP Pro system, the DVD drive appears in My Computer as a 'DVD
> Drive'. On the problem system (a Sony PCG-560K laptop), the DVD drive
> appears as a 'CD Drive'. This would seem to indicate that XP is not
> recognizing the DVD drive.
>
> On the laptop, if I click on the 'CD Drive' properties, and click on
> Hardware, the drive is identified as a TORiSAN DVD-ROM DRD-U824 and the
> type
> of drive is DVD/CD-ROM, both of which appear to be correct.
>
> Elsewhere I read that if the DVD drive is correctly installed, it will
> show
> up in Media Player under Tools | Options | DVD. The DVD option does not
> appear when I run Media Player.
>
> Kevin
>
>

> Have you installed DVD software such as WinDVD or PowerDVD?

No, I have not.

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 12:34:20 -0800, "Kevin" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>> Have you installed DVD software such as WinDVD or PowerDVD?
>
>No, I have not.

Check that the Shell Hardware Detection service is enabled and started.

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>
> Check that the Shell Hardware Detection service is enabled and started.
>

Yes it is.

I have also tried uninstalling the device and reinstalling ... no luck.

Without DVD codecs, you cannot read from a DVD. You can just purchase the
codecs if you do not want the whole package... www.intervideo.com

Cari
www.coribright.com

"Kevin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Have you installed DVD software such as WinDVD or PowerDVD?
>
> No, I have not.
>
>

> Without DVD codecs, you cannot read from a DVD. You can just purchase the
> codecs if you do not want the whole package... www.intervideo.com
>

Do you need DVD codecs to read data DVD's?

To clarify, I am not trying to view DVD movies, just read DVD data disks.

Kevin