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    Why am i having probs reading a burned DVD?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by LEX_GO, Dec 6, 2008.

  1. LEX_GO

    LEX_GO Newbie

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    Well i have bough the ASUS G50VT-x2 off newegg, and i have tried playing a dvd-r cd that i have burned with some movies i got while back, but once the laptop reads and asks me how i want to view it, i select folder view. All the files appear with no probs. Since i have vista you can see the folder adress loading a green bar and im guessing is the process it takes to read the cd or w/e and it loads it up fast until near the end and it just stays there with no movement. I try left clikin the video file thumbnail and it legs to load it and when i try running it with media player it doesnt recognize it and it doesnt play it.

    The cds have been burned prefectly and it runs on any pc i put it in, i dont know whats up with my laptop =\. I installed games, and ran normal movie dvds and it all works fine.

    Suggestions?
     
    LEX_GO, Dec 6, 2008
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  2. dtwn

    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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    There may be a compatibility issue between the DVD and your drive.
     
    dtwn, Dec 7, 2008
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  3. huh

    huh Notebook Enthusiast

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    Did you try your burned DVD on another computer?
     
    huh, Dec 7, 2008
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  4. Edding200

    Edding200 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah, you should definitely try it on a couple of other computers first. If it doesn't cause any trouble there then it's most probably an incompatibility issue with your new laptop. If it doesn't work on the other pcs/laptops either, then the problem is with the DVD itself.
     
    Edding200, Dec 13, 2008
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  5. jrob6519

    jrob6519 Notebook Enthusiast

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    quite possibly the recording session was not closed properly after burning..
     
    jrob6519, Jan 4, 2009
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  6. Gruven98

    Gruven98 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I agree... check with other PCs. Is it a Vista issue? Or XP as well? If it plays on XP, then I'm assuming that you have all the updated CODECS for XP and that's why it plays. On your new laptop, try downloading VLC player for Vista. If your CD works on that, then you know that it's a Media Player issue.

    Just my .02.
     
    Gruven98, Jan 5, 2009
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  7. League

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    Update the driver
     
    League, Jan 11, 2009
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  8. nyzrich67

    nyzrich67 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Check the DVD driver,
    Update drivers if you can,
    Call Newegg.
     
    nyzrich67, Jan 21, 2009
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