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i figure a lot of you guys on here are pretty tech-savvy, so here's a question..the dvd player on my laptop recently decided it doesn't feel like playing dvds.. in an attempt to fix it, i tried uninstalling windows media player and re-installing it, only to find that i don't have the startup disc anymore.i downloaded a free dvd player, which has sufficed ever since..my problem is, for some reason, my computer isn't reading certain dvds, including rounders which i really feel like watching right now.the majority of the dvds work, but so far i have like 2 or 3 that won't , and of couse, those 2 or 3 are my favorites.HELP

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This isn't my strongest field, and I don't know what it could be. I would guess it's a hardware problem. Years ago I had a PS2 that decided to only play a about half of my collection, and Rounder was amongst the effected. If you’re not running a Dell, you would be best served to reformat with XPLite, and use BSPlayer, or something for your media stuff, but that almost surely wouldn’t fix your problem. I don’t know what to say.

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goto the windows update site and get whatever is there software wise. It has windows media updates and it may find a better driver for your drive.

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goto the windows update site and get whatever is there software wise. It has windows media updates and it may find a better driver for your drive.
is it free?
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ya...if your using Internet Explorer click tools then windows update.If you haven't used it I suggest you get whatever they have on there listed as High Priority.

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the laser lens is dirty...open the tray and shine a flashlight inside. at the bottom you'll find the lens about halfway inside (look inside a portable cd player for a better look at what it is)use a q-tip to clean the lens... dont press down harduse 2 or three and make sure not to leave fibers on it (use a name brand q-tip with lotsa cotton)should fix it... dust is a problem after a while along with crap that attaches itself to the dvds

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if you don't know anything about the windows update page...i'd still check that out. It fixes some security issues that you don't wanna hafta deal with.

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