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Why doesn't my computer play dvds?

Computer suddenly wont play dvds?

  • so my computer suddenly wont play dvds. it says it doesnt recognize the format, but that doesnt make sense because i put in a bunch of dvds that i've played lots of times before. its a dell computer. i unistalled the dvd rom drivers but that didnt help. thanx......

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    You may have erased or uninstalled something important.You can install VLC media player. I had to when I accidentally deleted something important from my comp,

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Two possibilities: either the software you are using to play DVDs has developed a problem, or your DVD drive is acting up. You could install VLC. It's an EXCELLENT media player and plays DVDs just fine. If that fails to work, your DVD drive has failed--which is not all that uncommon. The optics might be dirty, but it's MUCH more likely that the "DVD read" laser has failed. A laptop DVD drive is about $75, a desktop burner about half that (or less). They are easy to install. If you want to know more about optical drives, check this out: "Optical Drives, explained" http://favesoft.blogspot.com/2008/10/optical-drives-explained.html ~~ ScienceMikey

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