DVD Drive Problems

KD18 · 07-25-2008, 08:38 PM

Hey,

Whenever I try to access my dvd-drive from my computer, my entire operating system always freezes up. Then, after I terminate my computer to regain control, the entire explorer.exe process and shell (start menu/desktop icons/etc) are both ended, and any manual attempts to restart them are futile. However, if I try to access the drive through other means or burn a dvd, no lock-ups occur. For this reason, I presume that the problem resides within the windows xp code somewhere. So, is anyone familiar with such a problem, and, if so, do you have any suggestions for fixing it?

Thanks

edit: this problem only arises when trying to read DVD's; Cd's work fine for some reaosn....

Also, could this problem be due to not installing an analog audio cable? When installing the drive a year ago, I never went through the trouble of doing so, as I thought that it didn't make a difference.

Ihmhi · 07-26-2008, 02:27 AM

Unplug the DVD drive and see if you have any problems.

I had the same problem myself. When I unplugged the drive, everything worked fine. Long story short, your drive is probably dying.

07-25-2008, 08:38 PM	#1
KD18 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	DVD Drive Problems Hey, Whenever I try to access my dvd-drive from my computer, my entire operating system always freezes up. Then, after I terminate my computer to regain control, the entire explorer.exe process and shell (start menu/desktop icons/etc) are both ended, and any manual attempts to restart them are futile. However, if I try to access the drive through other means or burn a dvd, no lock-ups occur. For this reason, I presume that the problem resides within the windows xp code somewhere. So, is anyone familiar with such a problem, and, if so, do you have any suggestions for fixing it? Thanks edit: this problem only arises when trying to read DVD's; Cd's work fine for some reaosn.... Also, could this problem be due to not installing an analog audio cable? When installing the drive a year ago, I never went through the trouble of doing so, as I thought that it didn't make a difference.

07-26-2008, 02:27 AM	#2
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