Why won't my DVD play on my laptop?

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My Laptop won't play DVD's so i uninstalled the DVD-ROM how do i get it back ?

I put in the DVD but my laptop wouldn't read it so i went to check my devices and there was an exclamation mark next to the DVD-ROM icon. I read what it said when i clicked the icon and it said it crashed because of other installed programmes, I uninstalled it but now i want to re-install it to see if there have been any changes, PLEASE HELP ME (:

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Go to the support site for your computer, and reinstall the driver and software, that should fix it...

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I burned a dvd on my laptop and it works fine on a dvd player but it wont play on my laptop why?

i used windows dvd maker for the burning it keeps popping up that its a blank disk

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What kind of DVD? What kind of DVDs does your laptop read with the software you use? ~ Most times it...

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Why wont my laptop play my DVD's and CD's?

Ive had my laptop for about 2 years...its a Toshiba Satellite! Its always played my films and musics fine but recently this message came up.. Windows Media Player cannot play the DVD because a compatible DVD decoder is not installed on your computer...

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Instead of using Windows Media Player, download and use VLC instead, which is Open Source, and free.

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Laptop dvd disc drive wont play shop bought dvds box sets why?

I use vlc Player the discs are the same region as my laptop drive so it ain't region issue most of my other dvds play fine so i know my disc drive is working .the tv box sets ...show more

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good idea

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Why Won't My Laptop Play Dvd's?

I'm having a problem with my laptop and I'd like some help. I was trying to watch a dvd on my laptop last night and for some weird reason it didn't play it. It was a brand new dvd too, (but I've gotten plenty of new dvd's that were rejects.) so to make...

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Try reinstalling the D-drive.

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My burned dvd's will play just fine on my laptop, but some wont play on my dvd players, whats wrong?

I burn dvd's off the internet, onto right now dvd+r's (i know their are dvd-r's too and still seem to have the same problem) and try to play them on my dvd player and it will say invalid disc. When i go back to one of our laptops though it will play...

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you need a dvd player that can play div-x encrypted movies. most dvd players dont have this capability...

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Dvd audio wont work on lap top after installing window 7 and an wont play downloaded videos laptop crashes?

Hi took my laptop in to the repair shop because half way through a dvd it would stop working or jus start skiping an the same with videos off my camera,but the cpu was 100%,so I took it in an told the repair guy this an he said he will put a new sound...

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http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windo… this site may help...

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Why won't my brand new DVD play in my DVD player or my laptop?

I just purchased a DVD today. I placed it into my DVD player connected to my TV, which works fine, and it says "disk error." I put the DVD into my macbook and it makes a ...show more

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Is it blu ray? If it's blu ray, then you need a blu ray player to play the DVD, but if the DVD isn't...

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Why can't i play a HD DVD on my laptop?

I have a HP Pavilion DV7 laptop with a Blue-Ray DVD player but for some reason i can't play HD DVD's on my laptop. any help would be gratefull Cheers UK replys please

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unless you have an hd dvd/blueray combination player, most blue ray players only play blue-ray and regular...

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Burnt a film onto a disc, plays on my laptop, wont play on any DVD players! Can anyone help?

I burnt a film onto a disc and it plays on my laptop, but it wont play on any DVD players in my house! Can anybody help me with this?

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If you burned it as a DVD, then your problem might be that the particular brand of DVD-R's don't work...

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