CD/DVD burner stopped working

Nope. Driver is built into the OS in Windows.

Try another Media Player, it may be the File Format. Try this freeware Media Player, VLC, 32 or 64bit?, found here along with Real Player Media Player: http://www.filehippo.com/download_vlc_32/ You can find many freeware/shareware programs here: http://www.filehippo.com/

Hi, you can download this codec from here:

http://www.xvid.org/Downloads.15.0.html

After you have installed this you can play dvd
in the media player.

Here is a free cd/dvd burner software:

http://cdburnerxp.se/download

You can also use this free player:

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html

click start control panel,administrive tools,computer management,device manager scroll to cd/dvd rom drives right click properties then properties again then tick enable cd digital cd audio for this cd rom device or scroll to dvd regions select the no _ for your specific area or

http://majorgeeks.com/Realtek_High_Definition_Audio_for_VistaWin_7_d5513.html

hope this helps

There is no need to install any software before/after connecting the LiteOn device,
because Windows XP/Vista/7 already contain the necessary device-drivers.

So, just connect it, and restart Windows, and it will be ready-to-use.

Windows Media Player can be used to play DVD-movies,
and Windows has built-in software to write onto CD-recordable disks.

The solution to your problem depends on a couple of things:

1. Which operating system are you using (for example, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows Vista)?

2. Have you connected an external devise (such as an external CD/DVD burner) to the laptop in question previously? If so did it work successfully?

3. Does the laptop have a built in burner, and if so have you ever used it successfully?

Please repost with you original question plus answers to the above the questions and hopefully someone will be able to help you soluve the problem.

Good luck!

-Patrick

I assume that you are talking about movie DVD's; you need a 3rd party program that can play DVD's, or you need to install the proper codec's to play DVD's; because of fear of "monopoly" lawsuits, Windows Media Player in XP does not natively support DVD playback. You can either look for and install the necessary codec's, or you can download and install VLC player (among others) that have the necessary functionality built in. Try this link:

http://download.cnet.com/VLC-Media-Player/3000-13632_4-10267151.html

It is from download.com, and is tested to be malware free. Load the DVD in your drive, open "My Computer", right click the DVD drive, choose "Open With" and select VLC player.

Your CD Drive may be just a CD/DVD reader Drive may not be able to burn onto CD/DVD,s my dads laptop cant, he gets same error when he trys, so he had to use a different cd/dvd burner on a desktop.

If you have a desktop or laptop and you are 100% sure it can burn to CD/DVD,s then i reccomend you get a program called "ULTRA ISO" it is shareware but allows burning up to 300mb per cd for free before it asks you to pay so as long as you keep cd files below a total of 300mb you,d never have to pay. if its actually ITUNES which is reporting the error then your CD/DVD drive may require its own software before itunes will reconise it as CD/DVD burner drive. windows media player can report this type of error also.

YOu need a 3rd pary dvd player software installed, Like power dvd. Power DVD , Win Dvd etx, you should have gotten a copy of a player when you brought your computer, If you didnt or cant find it you can download one, many have trial versions or you can get a free one.

If you get a trial version of Power Dvd it automatically installs a dvd decoder. even if power dvd trial expiers and you cant use it anymore you will still be able to play the dvd's on windows media player cause the decoder will remain there and media player will have axcess to it :)

If it's mpeg2 decoder thats needed, as far as i know you have to purchase this, unless you have a retail copy of 'Nero6' or similair which has it built in. But also make sure you have the latest version of Media Player10.