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December 5th, 2003, 12:56 AM
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Ok, I recently had to reformat my harddrive so I lost all my drivers and stuff. I have a GCC-4480B 48x24x48x16 CD-RW/DVD drive. It can read CDs, and burn perfectly, but it can't play DVD's. I've tried both DVD's and VCD's but neither would work. I was just wondering if I needed a driver for this? Thanks in advance. | 
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December 5th, 2003, 01:00 AM
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No, you need software like PowerDVD, WinDVD, or maybe some that came w/ your video card. | |
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December 5th, 2003, 01:11 AM
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yes, usually the software comes with the dvd..but you can also use Windows Media player 9 or Real Player also...maybe not all the functions but the basics.
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December 5th, 2003, 01:46 AM
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EvilRick - I was using Power DVD.
JP - I would do that but WMP 9 isn't compatible with WIN 98, and I don't like Real Player.
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December 5th, 2003, 01:51 AM
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how about driver for your video card? are there any errors appearing once you play a dvd/vcd movie?
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December 5th, 2003, 01:53 AM
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Are you getting an error in PowerDVD?
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December 5th, 2003, 01:58 AM
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No errors, just a message that says "No disk in drive D:". | |
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December 5th, 2003, 02:03 AM
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WMP9 isnt compatible with w98?
You should have told me months ago cuz I been using it with 98 a lot!
unless you mean not compatible with w98 first edition??
I use 98se on this particular comp. | |
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December 5th, 2003, 02:16 AM
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Hmm, if you've got all the video and mobo drivers installed it should work.
I wonder if it's an ASPI layer problem?
You could try ForceASPI 1.8 and see if it fixes it. Be sure to use the "dumpASPI" first to backup your current files . . . just in case. | |
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December 5th, 2003, 12:47 PM
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| Quote: Originally posted by John Prophet
WMP9 isnt compatible with w98?
You should have told me months ago cuz I been using it with 98 a lot!
unless you mean not compatible with w98 first edition??
I use 98se on this particular comp. | Thats correct John...WMP 9 is not compatible with Win98...only Win98SE. I have both 98 and 98SE (two different machines) and D/L WPM 9..only to discover it would not work with 98 1st. ed. (readme.txt file). Went back to M$ and read..absolutely nothing said about the two different versions of 98... I wrote M$ and thanked them profusely for the oversight and nearly an hour of dialup download time. M$ did not respond, but a few days later.. I rechecked for WPM 9...and there was a statement on the page that WPM 9 was for Win98SE up...LOL!!! | |
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