Hi My PC is just over a year old (XP Home). The DVD player plays most DVD's but on some it just 'whirls' and does nothing. My system grinds to a halt until I eject it. From the Device Manager I have uninstalled the Secondary IDE Channel and rebooted so that Ultra DMA Mode 2 is active (it turns off after 6 failed attempts). I have downloaded Media Player 9 I have got WinFast LeadTek DVD and also InterVideo WinFAst DVD 4. The same problem occurs on all players. My PC DVD player is set to Region 2 (UK). The DVD's that will not play are a set of 5 'not pirates' with Region code '0' (all areas). The DVD's play great through my stand alone DVD player. I have spent 2 days trying to figure this one out. Can anyone help? Thank you in advance - Stephen
Id love to say its probably XP Home but its probably more the drive itself! lol DVD Drives have a nasty habbit of being a bit messed up quite fast. The last PC i bought, the DVD Drive was fine for a very little amount of time, then all of a sudden started getting bad at playing back, then I was left with the problem you had. If you have warranty, use it! its the best options trust me! Although I would still recommend you get XP pro instead of home lol
