A DVD burned with Studio 10.8 plays on our stand alone DVD player, but it won't play on our computer.

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

You could try downloading and installing another video player eg VLC - Here is a link to the download page - http://download.cnet.com/VLC-Media-Player/3000-13632_4-10267151.html

Try to copy the dvd-es on the hard disk before playing ...and this way you will see if it is a reading issue or just the application software you use is not capable to read them anymore..(it may have been an trial or it is out of date ) ..
My advice is to install a another program ..and try again ..if the dvd-ea are not read well from the hdd..
try VLC player (it free) ..or ..another dvd player on the net ...

1. your device is not a 'DVD-ROM' device, nor a 'CD-RW/DVD-ROM' combo device.
2. you need software, such as the free 'VLD' software, to decode the DVD, and to "play" the video.
3. your DVD-disk is scratched -- will it play in some other computer or stand-alone DVD-player?

if you want to burn a movie in a stand alone dvd player you need to convert the avi to dvd .vob format first.

If your dvd can play divx along with vob (dvd) format then just burn the avi using the data dvd function you maybe able to put 3 or 4 movies on a 4 gig dvd. This will not work on a stand alone dvd player.

try this go to start-controll panel-system-hardware-device monitor and click the plus sighn by the cd/dvd if it is listed the dirve went bad if not 1 of 2 things will happen 1 right click and clock scan for hardware changes if it still dont reconize it than the drive is definitly bad you will need a new one.

There are many DVD formats DVD- DVD+ DVD-ROM heck even blueray is a different DVD format.,Now see if you can find any paper work for your DVD stand alone and see what is compatible with it.
The only other thought it may be, in your burning program you can select to have the DVD play only on the computer you make it on...see if that is checked
and if it is make so DVDs can play in all players.
So to recap: a compatibility issue or a proprietary setting for your computer only.
hope this helps, please leave rating, thank you

I have the same problem with a brand new HP Pavilion PC running Windows Vista with a LightScribe DVD reader. I downloaded the latest driver from LightScribe, but the system refuses to recognize it. A request for help from HP hasn't been answered yet.

My son has the same problem with his custom machine running Windows XP.

You already clean the laser lens.