My CD/DVD drive reads CD but not DVD

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• DVD drive reads CD but not DVD.

  I use a laptop Gateway M - 151 X with an Optiarc DVD RW AD - 7640 A ATA device. The player is no longer plays DVDs, although it does not read CD. I have read through similar problems on this site and tried to follow the advice given there. So far I have uninstalled the driver (and reinstalled by rebooting) and removed the UpperFilters and LowerFilters in the registry. I also ran this Mr Fixit: http://support.microsoft.com/gp/cd_dvd_drive_problems, who told me that the problem was fixed when I ran with a CD, but he told me that the disc is unreadable when I ran fixit with a DVD. Other suggestions (for example in the selected answer here: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistahardware/thread/f388ca10-ba0b-4aa6-8f0d-be24034ada3b) do not seem to apply. Is there anything else I can do in addition to open up the computer and check the cables? I don't know what to look for and won't cause other problems.

  I don't know if this is related, but I also ran this Mr Fixit: http://support.microsoft.com/gp/hardware_device_problems, who told me he had a problem with the card Microsoft 6to4 driver, which he is then fixed by put it back automatically.

  Get a DVD cleaning disc and use it to wipe the drive.  Your drive uses different leaders internally to read CD and DVD so if one works and the other does not, a dirty car may be the cause.

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  I use a laptop Gateway M - 151 X with an Optiarc DVD RW AD - 7640 A ATA device. The player is no longer plays DVDs, although it does not read CD. I have read through similar problems on this site and tried to follow the advice given there. So far I have uninstalled the driver (and reinstalled by rebooting) and removed the UpperFilters and LowerFilters in the registry. I also ran this Mr Fixit:http://support.microsoft.com/gp/cd_dvd_drive_problems, who told me that the problem was fixed when I ran with a CD, but he told me that the disc is unreadable when I ran fixit with a DVD. Other suggestions (for example in the selected answer here:http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistahardware/thread/f388ca10-ba0b-4aa6-8f0d-be24034ada3b) do not seem to apply. Is there anything else I can do in addition to open up the computer and check the cables? I don't know what to look for and won't cause other problems.

  I don't know if this is related, but I also ran this Mr Fixit: http://support.microsoft.com/gp/hardware_device_problems, who told me he had a problem with the card Microsoft 6to4 driver, which he is then fixed by put it back automatically.

• DVD/CD rom drive reads CDs but does not read the DVD.

  My Dell Inspiron 1300 laptop has a DVD/CD rom drive.  It loads all the CD I want and them automatically opens on the D drive.  When I put in a DVD movie it will not play.  I open my computer, and then look at the D drive, and it does not even recognize that there is a DVD inside but it shows a screen of a CD that I put in there.  This tells me that it works and it has a green light on the side which shows.  Also, when I insert the DVD it makes sounds as it tries to recognize, but then it stops and does not appear.  Can anyone help?  I really appreciate it.  I'm not very savvy computer.  I know that some in this topic because I am a teacher and try to catch up with things, but I'm certainly no computer technology.  Thank you very much!  Let me know if I need to give more info.  I think the reader is Sony CRX835EK but I'm not 100% sure on this one here.

  If your Player reads cd but not dvd which indicates that the material works very well. You need to change the registry inorder to solve this problem.

  1) click on the start menu
  2) click on 'run '.
  (3) type "regedit" and click ok
  4) go to the key of the string "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\ {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}.
  (5) delete "upper filters" and "lower in the right window.
  (6) right click on my computer in the start menu.
  7) click on properties
  8) go to the Hardware tab
  9) click on Device Manager
  (10) expand the dvd/cdrom drives
  (11) made a right click the dvd rom and click on uninstall
  (12) restart the computer

  After the reboot, windows should automatically install a ROM clean disc and read DVDs very well if you have the correctDVDdecoders

  

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• CD/dvd drive read only disks not vain iv tried everthing I can think of an infusion iv, any help appreciated, thanks lee.

  CD/dvd drive read only disks not vain iv tried everthing I can think of an infusion iv, any help appreciated, thanks lee.

  Hi leejarvis,.

  ·         What version of the operating system is installed on the computer?

  ·         What is the brand and model of the computer?

  ·         Did you do changes on the computer before the show?

  ·         You get the error message?

  ·         Have what troubleshooting measures you tried?

  Follow the steps in the article.

  Your CD or DVD drive is missing or is not recognized by Windows or other programs

• hide a drive from observer but not computer

  Is it possible to hide a drive from the Viewer, but not from the computer? I have a reserved system area that received a letter from Reader by the system, and makes me confused when I see listed everywhere drive readers are displayed.  I won't try to hide this drive until I know for sure that I can hide without confusing the system.

  I found this article on how to do what you want:
  http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/Windows-Vista/hide-drives-from-your-computer-in-Windows-Vista/

  To quote the article, "this trick allows to hide only the disc is more displayed, applications and the command prompt will always have access to it, and you can still manually browse to the folder, if you type the path'.

  So the OS should not be confused by the fact that you do not see the drive.

  SC Tom

• My ps3 controller will work on my pc it DOWNLOAD the driver it dose but not working help me please thank you

  my work on my pc ps3 controller it download the driver for it but dose will not work help me please thank you cannot get to work on all the games I play just the key bored

  Visit this link:

  http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/45610/how-to-use-your-PS-3-controllers-as-a-joystick-for-your-Windows-PC/

  http://ps3controllerwindows7.com

• Satellite L755 - 16 c - ODD can read CD but not DVD more

  I have a laptop Toshiba Satellite L755 - 16 c. The DVD that I ran on it before (installation of games, software, movies, etc.) is no longer detected by the DVD player. CD works for some reason any.

  Whenever I insert a DVD disc in the drive, the light flashes and I feel some movement and hear noises that occurs generally when a disc is entered and be read. However the content of the DVD player does not show. If I click open my computer's DVD player, the DVD is ejected and the computer asks me to enter a disc, as if there was no disc not inserted.

  I downloaded the latest BIOS files on their site, but nothing has changed.

  On this virtual path, it is not easy to say what the problem is here. First try to clean the lens. Objective is maybe dirty.
  Otherwise, it can be mechanical problem. Is that the position of the lens is different for the reading of the CD and DVD. There may be a problem with the calibration of the lens.

  Try to clean it first and post comments.

• CD/DVD drive reads anything but ordinary music CDs

  Remember - this is a public forum so never post private information such as numbers of mail or telephone!

  Ideas:

  • You have problems with programs
  • Error messages
  • Recent changes to your computer
  • What you have already tried to solve the problem

  Hi ole pal,.

  1 does happen with a regular music CD or all regular special CD?
  2. have you checked if the regular music CD works on another computer?

  We recommend you to check if the regular music CD works fine on another computer to confirm if the problem is not with the disc.

  Try to run the Microsoft CD/DVD diagnostic tool and check the difference.
  a. see your CD or DVD drive cannot read or write media
  b. click Run Now button and run the tool successfully.
  c. restart the computer and check if the problem persists.

  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• My DVD-ROM reads CD but not DVD

  Hello

  I have a XPS 600 and my drive is HL-DT-ST DVD +-RW GWA4164B.  For the past 2 or 3 months, he refuses to play the DVD.  When I put a disc, nothing happens, and when I double click on the drive in my computer, it tells me to insert a disc.  However, it reads CDs fine.  What can I do to fix this?

  
  

• Iomega external hard drive is attached but not found by printers & peripherals

  I had an external hard drive Iomega two years and removed to add a printer.  When I reinstalled it the light is on, but it is not displayed during the backup or the devices of & printers.  I uninstalled and reinstalled but can not use it.

  Hello

  Please contact the Microsoft Community Forums.

  It looks like Iomega drive external is not detected in Windows 7. We will analyze and identify the cause of the problem.

  Please answer a few questions to refine the question.

  1. what happens when you try to plug in the device?

  2. are you able to connect other USB devices to the computer?

  3. do you receive any error messages?

  4. What is the status of the device in disk management?

  This may be caused by the following:

  • Your player does not have a drive letter assigned in disk management
  • The player can be disabled or offline
  • Your USB driver is maybe corrupted
  • Damaged registry keys may be the cause of problems with connection of a CD player or DVD toyour

  I suggest you perform the steps described in the article and check out them.

  My drive does not appear in Windows Explorer

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/330140

  Hope this information helps. Get back to us if you have more queries about Windows.

• Home network Windows 7 and XP: can map drives etc network but not to synchronize OneNote

  Hi all

  I have a Windows 7 laptop and a desktop XP SP3, all connected with happiness to a wireless router. On both machines, I have the very underrated and generally wonderful notes 2007, which I rely on for the study. I'm reasonably texh-savvy, but I don't know what I don't know, so it is very likely I missed something very obvious.

  I can update my OneNote notebooks on the Win 7 to XP machine fine machine, but the Win 7 machine does not update the notebooks on my XP machine without asking for a password.

  I checked the following:

  • They both share the same group, the WORKING group.
  • The OneNote Notebooks folder properties have 'action' and 'allow other users to update' boxes ticked on the tab share
  • The Windows 7 laptop can 'see' the Office XP on the network, but by double-clicking on the icon on desktop XP asks for a password
  • When you look at the map of the network, the XP machine is nestled on the corner and not shown to be 'joined' to the router
  • Portable Win 7 I can map a network drive by using the IP address to a shared folder on the XP machine and move files without any problem
  • "File and Printer Sharing" on the Panel of control-> connections-> 'Properties of the wireless network' network is checked
  • Both machines have static IP addresses
  • I don't put passwords for each machine
  • My computer-> tools-> Folder Options-> enable Simple file sharing is checked
  • Guest account is enabled on the XP machine
  • Password protected sharing is DISABLED on the Win 7 machine

  I suspect that there is something that I have not checked/unchecked somewhere on my XP machine.

  Why is the Win 7 computer phone harassment me a password when you try to synchronize a OneNote or click the icon under 'network '?

  Y at - it an exhaustive list of things that I should check or an article somewhere that covers this? I googled loads, but only have mounted artuicles cloud sharing with OneNote 2010 and sharing of files between Windows 7 and XP, nothing on a password is requested during the synchronization of the OneNote files!

  Thanks in advance for your help. I know the legacy tech support is a royal PITA, and I promise you that I will be upgrading to a more sensitive setting when I have the dosh, but in the meantime, I would appreciate some advice! :)

  Hi dogsolitude_uk,

  Follow these methods.

  Method 1: Follow the steps in the article.

  Networking of computers running different versions of Windows

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/networking-home-computers-running-different-versions-of-Windows

  Method 2: Temporarily disable the security software.

  Note: Antivirus software can help protect your computer against viruses and other security threats. In most cases, you should not disable the antivirus software. If you do not disable temporarily to install other software, you must reactivate as soon as you are finished. If you are connected to the Internet or a network at the time the anti-virus software is disabled, your computer is vulnerable to attacks.

• flash drive gets audio but not video of some sites on widescreen

  On the site http://www.i24news.tv/en/tv/livestreaming, flash audio player plays but video space is just a black rectangle. It's on my Windows computer with a large screen. My other 2 computers, with profiles of the same FF and a standard view, read the video very well.

  Problem solved. Thank you. I had to disable hardware acceleration in Flash Player. That fixed it.

• Portege R500 driver CD turns but not recognized

  Hello

  I have a Portege R500 in 8 months and 3 months ago, CD drive disappeared from the Device Manager and despite fiddling with the registry file (don't remove the top filter, there was no lower filter) is still u/s.

  I think the problem is a driver like when it starts it constantly tries to turn the cd before you go start. I use a dynadock to connect to my lan work.

  Any help gratefully received.

  Have you tried another OS (for example, a live recording of ubuntu)? We know at least that it is a hardware or software problem...

• How can I get the Adobe Reader software, but NOT the "DC" Cloud version?

  For years, I appreciated the help of the original Adobe Reader that would allow me to view PDFs via Windows Viewer or my other software, just, as I used to be able to do. Now, it seems that Adobe requires this convoluted "DC" on users version. I don't want to. I don't need all these so-called features. I don't want to "be in the clouds! -I want just a basic version that allows to display a clean image, strong, with zoom tools, etc.

  Where can I get what I need, please? Of course, I hope for a version that has the day in safety.

  I will appreciate it if someone would provide a URL to the "appropriate" download location link, unless Adobe no longer provides what some users want or need.

  Hi Larry cross,

  You can download Adobe Reader XI from the link below:

  http://get.Adobe.com/reader/Enterprise/

  You must select the operating system you use, the language of Adobe Reader you want to and the version of Adobe Reader (Select 11.0.10).

• Reads dvd but not cd

  Here most of the issues have the opposite problem - can read CD but not dvd.  I recently had my computer cleaned using "easy Support. Before that, the computer can read both. Could it be the problem? Any help will be appreciated.

  Ideas:

  • You have problems with programs
  • Error messages
  • Recent changes to your computer
  • What you have already tried to solve the problem
  Hello
   
  The article below describes how to troubleshoot common problems that may occur when a Windows XP-based computer cannot read a CD or a DVD in a CD or DVD drive. This article contains several methods that you can use to try to solve these problems, and it also includes some advanced troubleshooting steps.
  
  How to troubleshoot common problems that occur when a Windows XP-based computer cannot read a CD or DVD
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/321641/
   
  Aziz Nadeem - Microsoft Support

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