DVD Rom Not Picking up DVD's

I just used the system restore cd that came with my computer (Compaq
Presario 5000 Series.) I used it to restore my computer to it's "as
shipped" condition.

Anyway, this computer is five years old. It has a dvd rom drive and a
cd rw drive. After re-installing Windows I put in a couple of dvd's to test
the dvd drive. It would not pick up the dvd's. It will pick up audio cd's.
I put in a Encarta 2001 DVD and it would not pick it up. I put in a Star
Wars dvd and it would not pick it up. I put in a Jimmy Buffet audio cd and
it played fine.

So what in the heck is wrong with my dvd rom drive? I just re-installed
Windows so it should run fine, shouldn't it? Anything I can do to get this
dvd rom drive to start reading dvd's?

Thanks!

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I just used the system restore cd that came with my computer (Compaq
Presario 5000 Series.) I used it to restore my computer to it's "as
shipped" condition.

Anyway, this computer is five years old. It has a dvd rom drive and a
cd rw drive. After re-installing Windows I put in a couple of dvd's to
test
the dvd drive. It would not pick up the dvd's. It will pick up audio
cd's.
I put in a Encarta 2001 DVD and it would not pick it up. I put in a Star
Wars dvd and it would not pick it up. I put in a Jimmy Buffet audio cd
and
it played fine.

So what in the heck is wrong with my dvd rom drive? I just
re-installed
Windows so it should run fine, shouldn't it? Anything I can do to get
this
dvd rom drive to start reading dvd's?




Ok, some of my dvd's play and the other do not. The ones' that seem to
play are Warner Bros. dvd's. Anything else does not play.

Von Fourche wrote:
"Von Fourche" wrote in message
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I just used the system restore cd that came with my computer
(Compaq Presario 5000 Series.) I used it to restore my computer to
it's "as shipped" condition.

Anyway, this computer is five years old. It has a dvd rom drive
and a cd rw drive. After re-installing Windows I put in a couple of
dvd's to test the dvd drive. It would not pick up the dvd's. It
will pick up audio cd's. I put in a Encarta 2001 DVD and it would
not pick it up. I put in a Star Wars dvd and it would not pick it
up. I put in a Jimmy Buffet audio cd and it played fine.

So what in the heck is wrong with my dvd rom drive? I just
re-installed Windows so it should run fine, shouldn't it? Anything
I can do to get this dvd rom drive to start reading dvd's?




Ok, some of my dvd's play and the other do not. The ones' that
seem to play are Warner Bros. dvd's. Anything else does not play.

You might be playing the dual-layer DVD game. Many or most recent
commercial DVDs are dual layer that older drives simply cannot
interpret.

Q