dvd-r device read problem

[Guest]

Hi Everyone,
I have a Dell Dimension 4550, Windows XP SP2. Which came with a
pre-installed dvd read only drive, SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-616T , fireware F310.
On my machine I have Media Player 11, Nero 7. And I have other applications
for backing up my dvds.
Saturday I updated Nero 7 , and a back up application. Shortly, after those
updates, I noticed that my Dell supplied Samsung dvd drive would no longer
read certain dvds, while still readind others. Some retail, some burned.
Funny thing was, just a few weeks ago the drive was reading the dvds that it
would now fail to read.
I would like to ask if anyone has any ideas on what could be causing the
problem. Software conflicts, corrupted drivers, etc.
And if the drive's drivers are corrupted, where can I get a driver update
for this dvd drive?
And, a 2nd question, I saw that the drive has one driver from a "sonic
solutions" company. Does anyone know what software could have installed that
specfic driver?
The other 3 drivers are Microsoft drivers, on the Samsung dvd drive.
Your feedback will be appreciated

 

[Ghostrider]

Hi Everyone,
I have a Dell Dimension 4550, Windows XP SP2. Which came with a
pre-installed dvd read only drive, SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-616T , fireware F310.
On my machine I have Media Player 11, Nero 7. And I have other applications
for backing up my dvds.
Saturday I updated Nero 7 , and a back up application. Shortly, after those
updates, I noticed that my Dell supplied Samsung dvd drive would no longer
read certain dvds, while still readind others. Some retail, some burned.
Funny thing was, just a few weeks ago the drive was reading the dvds that it
would now fail to read.
I would like to ask if anyone has any ideas on what could be causing the
problem. Software conflicts, corrupted drivers, etc.
And if the drive's drivers are corrupted, where can I get a driver update
for this dvd drive?
And, a 2nd question, I saw that the drive has one driver from a "sonic
solutions" company. Does anyone know what software could have installed that
specfic driver?
The other 3 drivers are Microsoft drivers, on the Samsung dvd drive.
Your feedback will be appreciated

The first thing to do would be to clean the DVD lens. Get a commercial
lens cleaner set for the DVD player. Driver failures are more profound.