I have a new PC notebook and could never get the cd/dvd player to work. Not sure if I need to download something. It was suppose to have all I needed when I bought it!

Your operating system shouldn't need a new driver for that. CD drives are recognized configured automatically. You can try cleaning the laser lens on the CD Drive with a CD/DVD laser lens cleaning kit. If that doesn't work then you'll need to replace the drive.

have you cleaned the laser. they do need a clean every now and then. cotton bud does the trick with some lazer cleaning fluwid on it

1ST MAKE SURE IT HAS A CD/DVD PLAYER IF SO GO TO www.filehippo.com and download K-LITE CODEC PACK7.70 THIS IS A DVD DECODER AFTER DOWNLOADING TRY TO PLAY A DVD

If you didn't install a DVD player application, then yes you missed something. If you don't have a CD for the DVD player, then you can download one here: http://download.cnet.com/1770-20_4-0.html?query=dvd+player+free&searchtype=downloads&filter=licenseName=Free|platform=Windows&filterName=licenseName=Free|platform=Windows&tag=ltcol

dear sir.

u have to install software for playing cd or dvd and for that u need to download from intenter it's called VLC player or a power dvd , or yr pc has windows media pleayer but windows pleayer has autoplay applaction is desible... so u have to downlaod pleayers it's help u...:)

thanks
jo_chinmay

dear jnstreen,and Ifountain 127 both of you have the same promblem for jnstreen sounds like to me your system has bump your cd rom Try Http://www.slysoft.com it is very goood software
for a dvd you can download and try it for about 21 days and if it works it cost about 39 dollars or so it is wonderful for download
dvd's rewriteing movies almost everything ....It is little to hard for you to uninstall the dvd player and reinstall it if that slysoft.com doesn't work get back with me ok lala linda ifountain127 I am not sure what's going on with your pc have you tried uninstalling it ?
there should be one screw inthe back of your pc to unistall the cd
rom I would try uninstalling it first and all software ) reboot it now go to your dvd player from my computer click on dvd player scrow down to propertiesgo into your properties go to hardware then on the bottom properties again then properties again then to driver
then click on roll back to previous driver and it should work ...if it doesn't let me know lala linda we can try something else ok

if you bought the computer new or the DVD drive new , you whould have got a CD with it , most probably with something like WinDVD or something , if you have the specific CD with DVD software on it install it , as it will enable you to watch DVD's using Windows media player etc..

if you bought the computer second hand etc.. and or cant find the cd's a free solution is to download VLC media player (Download here) the only disadvantage about using this free solution is that you will have to play the DVD's through VLC you wont be able to use windows media player etc. to play DVD's as VLC does not require decoder software to play DVD's

otherwise you can purchase software such as WinDVD and this will enable you to play using your media player of choice.

Thanks!

restore your machine to a date everthing worked fine and do it from saafe mode

Uninstall and reinstall the SMC software might fix the problem

Hi, can you check in Windows Media Player what devices you have installed. Tools/Option/Devices. Highlight your CD R and click on Properties.Click on Recording Tab. Make sure there is a check in Enable CD Recording on this drive. Hope this works for you. Pls post again how things turns up. Cheers.