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    DVD Player Issue...

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by joelclaybrook, Jan 28, 2008.

  1. joelclaybrook

    joelclaybrook Newbie

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    can anyone help me please? my dvd player has stopped working. the player is a tsst corp cddvdw ts-L632H ata device. it says windows cannot start the hardware device because the configuration information (in the registry) is incomplete or damaged (code 19)
     
    joelclaybrook, Jan 28, 2008
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    goofball Notebook Deity

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    im running windows vista
     
    joelclaybrook, Jan 29, 2008
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    kedu Notebook Guru

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    It's a common problem when you uninstall certain DVD burner software, they change the registry and don't put it back the way it was.
    Try system restore first and if that doesn't work use the Microsoft method in Goofballs post, this should allow windows to recognize you dvd again.
     
    kedu, Jan 29, 2008
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    thanks alot guys!
     
    joelclaybrook, Jan 29, 2008
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