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• Why some DVDs will not play in my computer DVD player?

  I have a small collection of commercial DVD movies.  Most of them come from the place of the U.S. market, and some come from Asia... He play ALL these DVD in my Phillips DVD player that is connected to my TV.

  But only some of these DVD will play in my DVD player which is in my computer Dell Inspiron 531 with Windows 7 Ultimate edition.  This computer has a DVD/CD SAMSUNG HD161HJ SCSI disk drive.

  Some of the DVDs that will play on my computer are the American market, and some of them are of the Asian market, so I don't think that this has nothing to do with why some of these DVDs will not play on my computer.

  DVDs that play fine in my Phillips DVD on my TV player that will not play on my computer don't yet seem to close at play on my computer.  The DVD that will play on my computer liquidation (you can hear the noise) in the DVD player in 20 seconds and they start playing automatically in Windows Media Player... but I welcomed all others who won't have to sit in the DVD player for several minutes each in my tests and nothing happens... There is no wind sound and all nothing is happening on the computer screen.

  This doesn't seem to be a problem with the driver software for the disk hard because some of the DVDs will play.

  None of these DVDs are buckled and all of them are clean.

  I tried two or three times test each of DVDs that won't play, the removed from drive and put them back in.

  Does anyone have any suggestions?

  Thank you

  NuMetro

  Hi Dale,

  Although I never had no problem with the DVD or the CD I burned on PC, I think you're going to probably the same thing, that I've been with this internal DVD/CD player, is not a software problem, but just the characteristics of a lower quality DVD/CD player, and it isn't necessarily the symptoms of a dying man in car , but just a stock car low quality that some computer manufacturers cut corners with.
  The drive in the computer that I was referring in this thread is a DVD/CD SAMSUNG HD161HJ SCSI disk drive. Which may or may not be identical or similar to the reader, you have problems with, but the computer on which the reader is underway is a Dell Inspiron 531.
  Through the information that I've gathered on this thread and on another forum, I came to the conclusion that it's just a cheap player who gives intermittent performance recognizing various DVD, but as I said, the drive I troubleshooting always recognize DVDs and CDs that I burned in it... It was just the DVD movie that I have problems with.
  I dug my loyal reader DVD LaCie and plugged and I had no problems with him acknowledging and play ONE of my DVDs on this machine, which proves that the problem has nothing to do with the software system or DVD player software, as in the case suggested by someone else on this thread.
  Just buy yourself a Firewire drive or USB-2 DVD decent and you're probably fine.
  NuMetro

• Why my computer does not have Windows Media Center after upgrade from Windows 7 Starter to Home Premium?

  My computer was pre installed with Windows 7 Starter and I bought a key to upgrade to Home Premium Edition at Wal Mart. I have already validated so its authentic. I also went on START<>

  PLEASE HELP ME!

  Access control Panel\Programs\Programs and features, and then select "Turn Windows features on or off" in the left column.

  Under media features, select Windows Media Center - and everything you want.

• Why my dvd will not play in my dvd player

  Our videos have been installed on your computer. We tried to burn to a dvd. We can watch on the computer, but not the dvd player. I get different answers. ??? Help, please

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/vistamedia/thread/785b1834-37dc-4615-BDB8-7862b4f56ebf S.Sengupta Media Center MVP

• I recently installed a DVD from ASUS drive, my DVD will not play on Windows media player plug-in but I bought the Corel DVD freeze and will not play.

  Windows XP DVD with Windows Media Player problem

  I have a Dell dimension3000 running Windows XP. I have an upgrade video card NVIDIA 8400 GS with memorey upgrade 2 g. I recently installed a DVD from ASUS drive, my DVD will not play on Windows media player plug-in but I bought the Corel DVD freeze and will not play. Is there a better plug-in or a solution to this problem?

  Try to download the utility "Windows XP video decoder check utility.

  It checks the ability of DVD to WMP encoder

• Envy23: CD and DVD will not play

  My CD/DVD will not play.

  CyberLink recognizes the drive, but displays the error message "No disk in drive" when inserted an ois.

  similar to windows media player. Have updated the BIOS but no luck have updated from Cyberlink. Can you please help. Very annoying.

  Hello @Brutus2 and @2edo,.

  Welcome to the HP Forums, I hope you enjoy your experience! To help you get the most out of the Forums of HP, I would like to draw your attention to the Guide of the Forums HP first time here? Learn how to publish and more.

  I read your posts about how you're not able to get your computers to play the CD or the DVD into the optical drive, and I'd be happy to help you in this case!

  To fix this, I advise you to follow the steps described in this document on disk impossible reading disks (Windows 8). This will help you enable your computer to read and play CD and DVD media on the optical drive.

  Please re-post with the results of your troubleshooting, and I look forward to your response!

  Concerning

• DVD will not play on the standalone DVD player

  DVD NOT PLAYON STAND ALONE DVD PLAYER

  HELLO, I JUST USED WINDOW MAKER DVD, MY COMPUTER IS ONLY TWO MONTHS OLD.

  THE DVD WILL NOT PLAY ON MY DVD PLAYER WHICH IS PUGGED IN MY TV. HE PLAYS ON THE COMPUTER AND TELEVISION WHICH HAS A DVD BUILT IN IT.

  Thank you

  HELLO, I JUST USED WINDOW MAKER DVD, MY COMPUTER IS ONLY TWO MONTHS OLD.

  THE DVD WILL NOT PLAY ON MY DVD PLAYER WHICH IS PUGGED IN MY TV. HE PLAYS ON THE COMPUTER AND TELEVISION WHICH HAS A DVD BUILT IN IT.

  Thank you

  ==================================================
  If you use a DVD - RW disk... you could try a DVD-R, but some DVD players
  will not play a home made DVD... not much you can do about it.

  As an experience... you could try the following freeware to burn a video DVD
  recorded with your file to .wmv Movie Maker.

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

  DVD Flick
  http://sourceforge.NET/projects/dvdflick/

  Tutorial DVD Flick
  http://beginwithsoftware.com/videoguides/DVD-flick-Guide.html

  Burn any Format video DVD PC
  http://www.freevideoworkshop.com/dvdflicktutorial.htm

  Good luck...

  Volunteer - MS - MVP - Digital Media Experience J - Notice_This is not tech support_I'm volunteer - Solutions that work for me may not work for you - * proceed at your own risk *.

• I get the message, "DLL could not be opened", and now my DVD will not play on my HP laptop

  I get the message, "DLL could not be opened", and now my DVD will not play on my HP laptop

  I get the message, "DLL could not be opened", and now my DVD will not play on my HP laptop

  =================================
  If it is a recent issue, of what it may be worth trying
  do a restore of the system at a time before everything started.

  See the following article:

  (306084) how to restore Windows XP to a
  previous state
  http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=306084

• I can not play windows media play because mmdriver.inf not found

  Original title: mmdriver.inf not found

  I can not play windows media play because mmdriver.inf not found

  Hello

  You did changes to the computer before this problem?

  Try these steps and check:
  1. Insert the windows XP installation CD.
  2. click on start > run.
  3. type cmd.exe and press ENTER.
  4. type the following command and press ENTER.

  Expand X:\I386\mmdriver.in_ %windir%\System32\mmdriver.inf

  Note: Replace X with the correct drive letter of the CD or DVD drive leaving a space
  between _ and %.

  5. now check if you are able to use windows media player.

• Why my games will not play on my computer

  Why my games will not play on my computer. they will load and turns on, but after so many seconds, the game closes out.why is it?

  Hello

  1 you get an exact error message when loading the game? In the affirmative, please let me know the exact error code.

  2. What is the brand and model of your computer?

  3. What games you are not able to play on your system?

  4. have you been able to play the games on your system in the past? If Yes, what did the problem start and have you made any hardware or software changes recently?

  5. you tell on online games or games that are installed on your system?

  If the problems are with the games online, update your flash player. Click on the link given below to update:

  http://get.Adobe.com/flashplayer/

  If you are not able to play the games installed on your system, try the following methods and let me know if that helps you:

  Method 1:

  Try now to the KB article to perform the clean boot:

  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista and Windows 7

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

  WARNING: After you have used the clean boot in order to solve your problem follow step 7 to reset the computer to start as usual.

  Method 2:

  Check if you are facing the similar question in safe mode.

  To start your computer in safe mode through the article mentioned below

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/start-your-computer-in-safe-mode

• Pavilion Desktop PC p7-1414: DVD will not play video

  All of a sudden my DVD will not play on my computer.  DVD will play the data but not video.  Check Device Manager, which States that the device is functioning properly.  Insert other discs that have always played, but now they are not. Videos will play, however, on television.  No new hardware installed to cause a conflict. Checking for updates for the driver, but there are no new updates/drivers to install.

  Success... Thanks a lot for the downloads.  I currently have 8 CyberlinkPower2Go for burning, but the best new version I guess.  Maybe he would correct music hushed on broadcast television.  Thanks again... you saved a LOT of frustration!

• DVD will not play in my Windows Media Player.

  My windows media player will not play the dvd. I get the message ' is Impossible to access the file, the file may be in use you will no longer have access to the computer on which the file is stored, or your proxy settings are may not be incorrect. "

  My windows media player will not play the dvd. I get the message ' is Impossible to access the file, the file may be in use you will no longer have access to the computer on which the file is stored, or your proxy settings are may not be incorrect. "

  ==========================
  Maybe you need a DVD decoder:

  Info about DVD decoders:
  Plug-ins for Windows Media Player
  http://www.Microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/plugins.aspx

  Or... you'll love the free VLC Media Player:

  VLC Media Player
  http://www.videolan.org/

  And it may be worth trying to install a codec pack:

  * Proceed at your own risk *.

  CCCP (combined Community Codec Pack)
  http://www.CCCP-project.NET/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
  (FWIW... it is always preferable, if you create a system restore
  point before installing any software or updates)

  Good luck. John Inzer - MS - MVP - digital media experience

• DVD & will not play... or power dvd or windows media player will play them...

  PUT THE DVD IN THE CAR DOES NOT START DEFAULT PLAYER "POWER DVD... REINSTALLING "POWERDVD" USING THE DISC DID NOT WORK... WHEN WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER IS IMPLEMENTED AND 'NOW PLAYING' HIT... WILL NOT PLAY.  USING THE WINDOWS MEDIA VERSION 10 PLAYER... SYSTEM SAYS "INSERT DISC" IN THE DRIVE E... MEDIA PLAYER WILL PLAY LIBRARY STUFF. ALSO EVEN FOR CDS.

  CDS PLAY WITH MEDIA PLAYER... I FORGOT TO REMOVE THE DVD FROM THE DRIVE... OOPS

  Hello

  1. what exactly happens when you try to install POWERDVD?
  2. what version of Power DVD software do you use?
  3. do you have Power DVD option on the window of Autorun?
  4. are you able to play the content of the DVD if the windows Explorer?
  5. What is the format of the video?

  Please answer these questions and provide more information clearly on the issue. This will help us assist you better.

  Windows vista has windows MediaPlayer 11 integrated. You must use the windows media player 11.

  To determine the version of Windows Media Player, click onwords in the menuhelp in Windows Media Player and note the version number below the copyright notice. If the menuhelp does not appear, open windows media player, press ALT + H and then click on towords.

  Also, please take a look at the below items that could you.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/Troubleshoot-AutoPlay-problems

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/Change-AutoPlay-settings

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/AutoPlay-frequently-asked-questions

  How to ask a question
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/555375

  Thanks and greetings
  Umesh P - Microsoft technical support.

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• Why the clip will not play in the window of the observer?

  Hello world. It's me again. So, I just started working on a project, and the clip will not play in the window of the observer. In the timeline panel, I see that there are images to play, but the Viewer is black when I try to play. I have temporary can solve it by leaving FCPX and opening it again, but after a few minutes, the display window stops again, and it's a pain to have to do every time so I can watch a few minutes of film. Just so you guys know, do it mode multi-cam, incase that has an effect on it. Thank you very much!

  You have the options of display Angles show the value? You are in the editor of the Angle or the project timeline?

  Russ

• Cisco Media Player will not play my media after Windows 7 upgrade

  Last week I upgraded my operating system to Windows Vista Ultimate 64 to Windows 7 Professional.  I own a player DMP-100 which is directly plugged in my G from Linksys WRT54GS wireless router.  My computer is also connected to the router, so this problem is not a wireless issue, but it wouldn't surprise me if it turns out be associated with a.  When Vista was in charge, the DMP-100 router and Cisco Media Player is fine, although I had a devil of a time in the set up.  When I decided to upgrade to Windows 7 Professional, I realized because the BONES were inconsistent that the upgrade would eliminate all applications and I have to reload everything.

  When I rebooted Lela and the Cisco Media Player, I have none of the problems that I had with Vista in the configuration.  However for some reason, the program does not play my media files.  There is a default error message coming saying the Cisco Media Server can be turned off.  This is not the case.  More when I select a streaming radio station, the player, the server and software work fine.  I feel, but the server isn't really pointing to my library, the library opens upward in the software.  I unplugged and reset the player several times.  I also deleted and reloaded the server & software media a number of times.  I always get the same results.

  I don't like on radio stations.  I just want to be able to play my music and playlists. Anyone facing this problem before, and if so, is there a reason and a solution for this?

  (Mod Note: edited post for the respect of the directive.) (Thank you!)

  Eureka!  It's the firewall after all.  I thought I had everything checked when I added the AV Media Server and made sure the Cisco Media Player has been activated too.  Once I disabled the firewall and restarted, the press began to play as it should.  If something was definitely not right in the firewall.  It turns out that I was a fool and never saw the 'advanced settings' until I read about it in WIndows help (something I should have done at the beginning).  It was like a slap in the face.  Even if the programs were activated, there is no rule created for TCP and 8015 remote port.  It was clear as soon as I knew where to look.  I created a new outbound rule to allow TCP access port 8015, and the program worked as if it was never a problem.

  I want to thank you two people who have helped me through this and patience you while I flinched around this application and operating system.  It was a total exercise in frustration, but also that of the discovery.  I really appreciate your help.  I thank you and my audio system thanks you too!