DVD not working after XP upgrade

[Clive]

Hi, I have upgraded the OS on an HP 8660c from Win98 to XP-
Home and I cannot get the DVD player to recognize DVDs. It
will read CD's but not DVDs, Windows media player would
error out (Not Responding). The model name is Mat****a DVD-
Rom SR-8585. I am using the default driver cdrom.sys.

Can anyone offer a solution how to fix this problem.

Thanks for your reply.

Clive

[SD]

You will probably need piece of software called a DeCoder. WinDVD or
PowerDVD are just two of the better ones.
I saw PowerDVD for $9.99US just yesterday on the internet.
I use WinDVD as it came with my G4 Video card and I didn't have to shell out
any money. Until I got this, I too had lost the use of my DVD when I
upgraded to XP.
Just to ease your mind it is not a problem with your DVD but just the
DeCoder it use to use. You need an XP compatible DeCoder.
HTH
"Clive" > wrote in message
...
> Hi, I have upgraded the OS on an HP 8660c from Win98 to XP-
> Home and I cannot get the DVD player to recognize DVDs. It
> will read CD's but not DVDs, Windows media player would
> error out (Not Responding). The model name is Mat****a DVD-
> Rom SR-8585. I am using the default driver cdrom.sys.
>
> Can anyone offer a solution how to fix this problem.
>
> Thanks for your reply.
>
> Clive

[Clive]

Thanks for "SD" advice, I used PowerDVD and got the DVD to
work.
>-----Original Message-----
>You will probably need piece of software called a
DeCoder. WinDVD or
>PowerDVD are just two of the better ones.
>I saw PowerDVD for $9.99US just yesterday on the internet.
>I use WinDVD as it came with my G4 Video card and I
didn't have to shell out
>any money. Until I got this, I too had lost the use of
my DVD when I
>upgraded to XP.
>Just to ease your mind it is not a problem with your DVD
but just the
>DeCoder it use to use. You need an XP compatible DeCoder.
>HTH
>"Clive" > wrote in message
...
>> Hi, I have upgraded the OS on an HP 8660c from Win98 to
XP-
>> Home and I cannot get the DVD player to recognize DVDs.
It
>> will read CD's but not DVDs, Windows media player would
>> error out (Not Responding). The model name is Mat****a
DVD-
>> Rom SR-8585. I am using the default driver cdrom.sys.
>>
>> Can anyone offer a solution how to fix this problem.
>>
>> Thanks for your reply.
>>
>> Clive
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