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zipzapzip
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_ 		12. July 2004 @ 11:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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
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Dela
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_ 		13. July 2004 @ 00:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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
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