I have a Windows XP and my DVD player will not start? Does anyone have any advice on how to get it working?
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see if the led on the player turns on when you switch on the comp.if it doesn,its a problem with your dvd drive and not windows.\neither its not getting the power or the lens is spoiled.
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Play it with another player like nero showtime or power dvd if you have these and see if that helps.
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You definitely need a driver to start with, otherwise even your laptop recognize it you cannot install it.\ngo to search the external dvd drive manufacturer site and look for the latest driver of your laptop windows version, install it first, then check the cable see if it still good, otherwise replace it.\nif no dvd drive manufacturer site/not providing old driver, try this driver archive site\nhttp://www.driverguide.com\nGood luck.
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It doesn't sound like something that can be repaired without removing the DVD assembly.\n\nI assume you've tried other DVDs in it to elliminate the possibility of a bad DVD?
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go to device manager if there is question mark for ur cd dvd drive means there is a problem regrding ur driver . u can solve it easily but if it not then u might have to change ur cd dvd drive.\n\ngud luck
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Idiot Check,\n Does the DVD work in a different player - If so then the disk is not the problem.\n Try a different DVD - If the second disk works but the first disk does not then your disk may be "finger printed" -wipe it off.\n\nNone of those work then you do have either a hardware decoder or a software decoder?\n\nIf it is a software decoder then posably the drivers are messed up
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Hi, \n   You might removed the codecs that need to run dvd files. Either download indeo codec or try reinstall windvd again. Dvd codecs are available try searching the web and download it.
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Are you sure it's a DVD Rom?\n\nHas it played DVD's before?\n\nTry re-installing the software.
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Sounds like a problem with the drivers. Try re-installing the drivers or look online for the latest drivers for you particular DVD drive. You may have installed drivers for the wrong operating system, if you have XP then make sure that you install the XP drivers.
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To to My Computer, right click, go to Hardware, Device Manager and see if you really have a DVD/CD ROM drive.  My guess is you only have a CD drive, which will neither play nor burn DVDs.\n-MM
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The drivers are corrupt and they crash your kernel. Delete the drivers, go online and d/l the newest ones for the DVD player, and reinstall.
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I think it's saying you don't have the right codec installed for the files on the DVD. Here's a popular free player that might work:\n\nhttp://www.videolan.org/vlc/
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JUST DOWNLOAD REALPLAYER FROM WEBSITE IT WILL WORK TO PLAY DVD PLAYER
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The previously mentioned codecs may help you view DVDs, but nothing will work better than an upgrade to Windows Media Player 10, which plays DVDs just fine.\n\nhttp://www.windowsmedia.com\n\nClick on the free player download link.
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There are quite a few factors as to why a driver won't read a disk. A lot of cd players and DVD players made in 2000 or before are not compatible with the CD's and DVD's made now. Some CD's have a different make up or quality where as your older ones will probably play in that driver, the new ones aren't recognized. Try putting it in a newer player to see if it works. Also, if it's a burned cd, some older players don't play those. Or the cd may not have been finalized after burning. Otherwise there might be another problem that I can't help u with and my have to contact your tech support or where u bought the product.
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if you are so inclined, you can physically remove it from your PC, then reboot your PC.  When windows starts up again, check to see that the hardware is gone.\nshut down\nReinstall the hardware, \nreinstall the driver\nif that doesn't work, you probably need to replace the DVD drive.
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Open up an audio recording program (I think Windows has a sound recorder accessory), make sure your sound properties are set to wave/mp3, then record the sound file as the dvd is playing.