A friend of mine is trying to play a dvd movie in a dvd rom on his computer. A message appears that the drive is busy and it never plays. The strange thing is that not only does the dvd rom drive say busy, but also the cdrom drive which has nothing in it! The movie plays on a home dvd player and other dvds work also.
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Dvd rom says busy
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Has this drive worked before for playing movies?
Make sure the Driver is up-to-date and valid by going into the device properties, does it recognize it as a DVD ROM? also what program is your friend trying to play the DVD with?
You may need a DVD decoder, this software is either bundled with the machine or if it was purchased separate from the computer than install the software it cam with. Let me know if you need more help.
-Kerry
Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach. -Aristotle
Make sure the Driver is up-to-date and valid by going into the device properties, does it recognize it as a DVD ROM? also what program is your friend trying to play the DVD with?
You may need a DVD decoder, this software is either bundled with the machine or if it was purchased separate from the computer than install the software it cam with. Let me know if you need more help.
-Kerry
Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach. -Aristotle
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