DVD problem

[Tree*Rat]

Hope someone can help here.

Running vista ultimate. The problem is with DVD drive, when i put a Movie
DVD in, it plays no problem at all. But when i stick a games DVD in sod all
happens and the drive keep saying there is no disk in the drive.

Registery problem maybe?

any ideas

big thanks

Steve

 

[The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly]

Hope someone can help here.

Running vista ultimate. The problem is with DVD drive, when i put a Movie
DVD in, it plays no problem at all. But when i stick a games DVD in sod all
happens and the drive keep saying there is no disk in the drive.

Registery problem maybe?

any ideas

big thanks

Steve

Hi Steve.

How many game CDs have you tried in the dvd drive? Do those game DVD(s)
read ok in another dvd drive?

--
"Software is like sex, it's better when it's free."
- Linus Torvalds

DRM and unintended consequences:
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[Tree*Rat]

The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'

Hi Steve.

How many game CDs have you tried in the dvd drive? Do those game
DVD(s) read ok in another dvd drive?

Cd games work fine, and the DVD games work in other PC's ok too.

 

[The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly]

The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'


Cd games work fine, and the DVD games work in other PC's ok too.

Hi Steve.

Have you tried replacing this drive with another dvd drive and see if
you have the same problem? Are the other machine(s) you are trying
these game dvds in that work fine running the same or different OS?

--
"Software is like sex, it's better when it's free."
- Linus Torvalds

DRM and unintended consequences:
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/security/?p=435&tag=nl.e101

 

[Tree*Rat]

The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'

Hi Steve.

Have you tried replacing this drive with another dvd drive and see if
you have the same problem? Are the other machine(s) you are trying
these game dvds in that work fine running the same or different OS?

I have tried a different drive and still get the same problem. Tried the
drive in other machine with different and same OS's and it works fine,
though one machine did do the same problem which was also running Vista.

I think the problem is with Vista, and do think it maybe a registery
problem. But as i am not 100% happy with the registery I dont want to go
playing around. I am happy to do stuff to the registry if following
instructions, but thats about it!.

thx

 

[The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly]

The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'



I have tried a different drive and still get the same problem. Tried the
drive in other machine with different and same OS's and it works fine,
though one machine did do the same problem which was also running Vista.

I think the problem is with Vista, and do think it maybe a registery
problem. But as i am not 100% happy with the registery I dont want to go
playing around. I am happy to do stuff to the registry if following
instructions, but thats about it!.

thx

Your problem does certainly seem to have something to do with vista. At
this point, assuming the game(s) DVDs you are having this problem with
are vista compatible, my recommendation would be to seek support from
the game manufacturer or to see if they have forums available to post
on. Your best bet to find a fix is to speak to others who have tried
the game on vista and see if any of them have the same problem or if
they found a way to fix it. Good luck.

--
"Software is like sex, it's better when it's free."
- Linus Torvalds

DRM and unintended consequences:
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/security/?p=435&tag=nl.e101

 

[Tree*Rat]

The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'

Your problem does certainly seem to have something to do with vista.
At this point, assuming the game(s) DVDs you are having this problem
with are vista compatible, my recommendation would be to seek support
from the game manufacturer or to see if they have forums available to
post on. Your best bet to find a fix is to speak to others who have
tried the game on vista and see if any of them have the same problem
or if they found a way to fix it. Good luck.

I think i forgot to mention that these gamesuse to work with vista. Its
only been a resent problem.

 

[The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly]

The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'


I think i forgot to mention that these gamesuse to work with vista. Its
only been a resent problem.

Do you have a restore point created from before it started happening?

--
"Software is like sex, it's better when it's free."
- Linus Torvalds

DRM and unintended consequences:
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/security/?p=435&tag=nl.e101

 

[Tree*Rat]

The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'

Do you have a restore point created from before it started happening?

I have tried a few restore points but without success. I do recall
installing a piece of software a few months back (that i have removed
since). It was for burning DVD's, now i know some packages change
registery keys which maybe the case here.

Should I uninstall the driver, remove the reg keys and reboot?

 

[The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly]

The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'



I have tried a few restore points but without success. I do recall
installing a piece of software a few months back (that i have removed
since). It was for burning DVD's, now i know some packages change
registery keys which maybe the case here.

Should I uninstall the driver, remove the reg keys and reboot?

I think if you created a restore point before doing so, then trying
would not hurt. Also you should make sure you have a backup of all of
your data and files just in case something bad happens.

--
"Software is like sex, it's better when it's free."
- Linus Torvalds

DRM and unintended consequences:
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/security/?p=435&tag=nl.e101