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working on a laptop

Discussion in 'Technology Forum' started by Intimidator Coach, Oct 1, 2005.

  1. Oct 1, 2005 at 7:48 PM #1
    Intimidator Coach

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    i found an older laptop...

    it has cd/rw dvd rom... i cant get it to burn a cd or watch a dvd ...

    when i use media player i can listen to a music cd... when i try playing a dvd... it shows the title all the different channels for the movie and starts playing.. only problem is i dont see any video or hear any sound... HELP!!!!

    Any suggestions what i need to check.. ive went to the manufacturer's website and d/l new drivers and stuff....
     
  2. Oct 1, 2005 at 7:59 PM #2
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    Install codecs. Have you done a complete Windows Update?
     
  3. Oct 2, 2005 at 11:22 AM #3
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    yes on the updates...

    also on the codecs. someone had them on a website i d/l and installed...
    i guess they were correct... where else would i get them?
     
  4. Oct 2, 2005 at 1:19 PM #4
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    divx.com will give you the most common codec, but other than that it's Google time.
     
  5. Oct 2, 2005 at 6:10 PM #5
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    if you have more than cd burning or dvd watching programs installed, then there may be a driver conflict

    search the programs folder for another application
     
  6. Oct 2, 2005 at 8:12 PM #6
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    :agreed:
     
  7. Oct 3, 2005 at 7:47 AM #7
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    I installed power dvd to watch dvd's.... still dont know why i couldnt view a dvd on windows media player.
     
  8. Oct 3, 2005 at 9:26 AM #8
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    Media Player doesn't come with an MPEG2/4 decoder, which you need for DVD playback.
    Installing PowerDVD and the like usually not only puts their player in place, but puts the correct codec in place to decode a DVD in media player...try it (doesn't always, haven't tried powerdvd myself).
     
  9. Oct 3, 2005 at 10:45 AM #9
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    yeah,, it didnt help with media player, but thats ok.. the owner of the laptop seems happy using Power DVD...
    I'M NOT GONA FRET OVER IT ANYMORE..
     

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