DVD player will not play anything but is listed in the Device Manager

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  Hi Paul

  Your message is very short and you don t provide all the details, but I will try to provide the answer to a problem.
  First of all, this looks like a hardware problem. I mean the lens of the drive cannot calibrate in the right position and would have problems.
  In this case the player would not be able to manage different CDs or DVDs.

  But first, you should try this
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• Windows Media Player will not play cd but show no errors

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• Satellite M40-145: CD/DVD player will not play some DVD

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  Well, you can try to remove the Device Manager order form.
  After restarting again the reader should be recognized again. Then, check if it is possible to read the DVD - R, CD.

  But the question sounds like a lens calibration error. If you use different media, the lens must be calibrated again. But if this procedure fails, the drive is not able to read or write the DVD for example.
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  I tried to uninstall & Re-Installing DVD - RAM Driver;
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  I did a full windows update, and the Toshiba Diagnostic util tell me anything useful except "Fail" :(

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  Sometimes this error is displayed because the player does not support the environment.
  Always it is every way is supported by readers and I think that in the user manual, you will find an index CDs or DVDs compatible

  Maybe the drive is defective and can not calibrate lens in the right position.
  But this laptop is not very old, and I can't imagine that the drive is defective
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• DVD player will not play recent blue-ray movies

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  Hello

  If you use HP MediaSmart DVD to read Blu - ray disc, try the following.

  HP now provides a version of PowerDVD 10 Cyberlinks which seems to be a better solution.  Download the latest installer for it on the link below and save it in your downloads folder.

  http://ftp.HP.com/pub/SoftPaq/sp56501-57000/sp56904.exe

  Once the download is complete, open windows control panel, open programs and features, make a right click the entry for HP MediaSmart DVD and select uninstall - when this process is complete, restart the laptop.

  When windows has reloaded, open your downloads folder and double-click Setup for PowerDVD 10 start the installation.  Once this done, see if your Blu - ray disc now plays OK.

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  1. could you give me the exact and complete error message?
  2. don't you make changes to the settings of Windows Media Player?
   
  Method 1.
  You may need to rebuild the database from the Windows Media Player library.
  Here's how:
  To resolve this problem, delete the Windows Media Player database. To do this, follow these steps:
  a. exit Windows Media Player.
  b. Click Start, run, type %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Media Player and then click OK.
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  d. restart Windows Media Player.
   
  Note: Windows Media Player automatically rebuilds the database.

   

  Method 2.

  Also, try the methods listed in the section below and check.

  Solve problems in Windows Media Player
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  Method 3.

  To memory card problem, you need to change the AutoPlay settings and then you should get the pop up when you insert the memory card every time.

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  I hope this helps.

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• HP pavilion dv7 notebook pc windows 7 64 bit home hp mediasmart dvd player will not play any dvd

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  Hello

  OK, try the following.

  As you use HP MediaSmart DVD to play discs, follow these steps.

  HP now provides a version of PowerDVD 10 Cyberlinks which seems to be a better solution.  Download the latest installer for it on the link below and save it in your downloads folder.

  http://ftp.HP.com/pub/SoftPaq/sp56501-57000/sp56904.exe

  Once the download is complete, open windows control panel, open programs and features, make a right click the entry for HP MediaSmart DVD and select uninstall - when this process is complete, restart the laptop.

  When windows has reloaded, open your downloads folder and double-click Setup for PowerDVD 10 start the installation.  Once done, see if your discs now plays OK.

  Kind regards

  DP - K

• Toshiba DVD player will not play

  After that the battery on my laptop was missing with a DVD in the drive, the drive can read is no longer a DVD

  Hi GretchenHoyt,

  ·         You are able to locate the DVD drive in Device Manager?

  I suggest you try the steps mentioned below and check if it helps.

  Step 1: Uninstall and reinstall the DVD player.

  (a) click Start, in the search box type Device Manager and press to enter.

  (b) Device Manager window opens, right-click and click on uninstall to uninstall.

  (c) restart the system, it will reinstall the drivers again.

  Also update the drivers for the DVD player.

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  Hello

  1. the problem occurs with any particular media or all media?
  2. don't you make changes to the computer before the show?
  3. What is the accurate and complete error message you get?

  I suggest you try the steps from the following link:

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  Error message States
  "no decoder present" How can I get my box back?   I have WinXP

  =======================================
  If you can already read the DVD... do a system restore
  for a time before it started could be your solution.

  Or you could buy a DVD decoder at the following link:

  (FWIW... it's always a good idea to create a system)
  Restore point before installing software or updates)

  Info about DVD decoders:
  Plug-ins for Windows Media Player
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  Or you can download and use one of the following freeware
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  VLC Media Player
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  Media Player Classic
  http://www.filehippo.com/download_media_player_classic/
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  Media Player Classic Home Cinema
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  * Proceed at your own risk *.

  (1) news of CCCP (combined Community Codec Pack)
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