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dvd rom help

by kf4sik Aug 27, 2005 11:37PM PDT

My problem is not to long ago i had to wipe my computer to get rid of a nasty bug , and when i reinstalled usung the discs provided when i bought the computer it all came back except my dvd rom , when i click in the device manager it shows it installed but nothing happens .it is like they are not talking to each other ,i have tried all i know without going to the sony website , i could really use the help .
thank you Richard

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You need the DVD player
by glb613 Aug 28, 2005 12:24AM PDT

software installed. Did you reinstall it? What program do you use?

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dvd rom help
by kf4sik Aug 28, 2005 12:35PM PDT

i reinstalled windows xp into the computer .

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try latest drivers
by linkit Aug 28, 2005 6:07PM PDT
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i reinstalled windows xp into the computer
by glb613 Aug 28, 2005 7:55PM PDT

That isn't enough to watch DVDs. You need a program installed. What did you use before you reinstalled XP?

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dvd rom help
by kf4sik Aug 29, 2005 5:57PM PDT

We had used power dvd program ,

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You need to reinstall it
by glb613 Aug 29, 2005 7:37PM PDT

Or find another program to use.

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