Given the information in your posting, I can only write to try uninstall and reinstall the DVD software player.
Look up GEEXBOX on Google and try that as well. If GEEXBOX looks too geek, have a friend make that boot CD for you. I don't offer any support for this, but use it when I need to tell if the DVD drive is good.
Best of luck,
Bob
no matter what i do or try i cant play dvds on my computers dvd drive. i've tried windvd, some other thing that came on a dvd, and ClipRex DS. It starts fine but when it gets to the title menu it freezes and i get a message box saying [name of program] has encountered an error and needs to close...
can anyone help?

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