dvd rom won't read some dvds

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  1. krystle85

    krystle85 Member

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    i'm in the process of backing up all my dvds, but a lot of them won't even show up in the drive. it says no disk. i was wondering if anyone knew how to fix this or why this happens. also when i put the same dvd in my home dvd player it plays perfect. thanks very much.
     
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    Consider uninstalling the burner in the Hardware Device Manager, rebooting and allow Windows to reinstall the drivers.

    Right Click 'My Computer' > 'Properties' > 'Hardware' > 'Device Manager' click on'+' 'DVD/CD Rom Drives', right click the offending drive and uninstall.
    You can also do the same with the IDE controller.
     
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    thanks i will try that and get back to you
     
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    the method didn't work. now my computer says that the dvd drive is called bourne supremacy because thats the last dvd i watched on it. i'm so lost.
     
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    i added the dvd region and css free program but the computer still don't recognize the dvd. and my dvd writer doesn't have any update fimware avalable!
     
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    Try one of the unreadable disks on another PC.
    If it's still unreadable, then it's a coaster.

     

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