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I have Windows media Player and VLC installed, but non of them can play videos, regardless of whether they are home made videos or retail movie dvds. So, what do I have to use without paying for it ?

Upgraded computer to Windows 8.1 Pro from Windows XP. Unable to burn DVD/CDs. Does not recognize blank media. No error messages given other than Insert blank media.

Why wont windows let me install any cd/dvd burning software on my computer? I get error 1603 with some programs while other programs stop mid installation and just say access denied. And yes i am installing as an admin.

Hello I'm building a new pc, which currently have no operating system. I need an install for windows 8.1, which will allow me to install and try out windows 8.1 without having a operating system previusly installed. I can transfer it between computers without problems, with both dvd's, usb's...

Windows 7 Home x32 Using Windows Explorer, I can't burn any of MY videos to DVD so that they will run on a regular DVD player. The DO run on the computer but not on any player. I have found software, Wondershare, that works just fine in the free trial period. Before I make the purchase I am...

I have created a 30 minute film clip of a family vacation, and I would like to burn it to a DVD so that it can be played on any home DVD player. Using Windows Explorer, I first insert the DVD in my drive and wait a bit for the box to appear asking how I wish to use the DVD. I click the...

Trying to Backup my system Hi, I got Macrium Reflex free version. 1. I created my win8 pro 64bits HD image 029BAD2ABA1011C9-00-00.mrimg 2. Creating recover dvd failed on 4 different CD-Rs & DVD-RWs first on Linux option& gave fail error as Attached 3. Then option MS PE gave same fail error also...

How do I boot a DVD on this damn thing? When I power it up it shows the Lenovo logo for a few seconds then FreeDOS starts up, no BIOS screen, nothing.

According to this article, standard CDs and DVDs have a life of only 3 to 5 years. I had been under the impression that they last decades. If the short life is true, we all need a system to copy disks every few years. The focus of the article, though is a new medium (M-DISKs, optical disks...

When i put a video dvd on the drive, i get a message 'error' and the video dvd does not starting to play. I have Windows 7 Ultimate Greek 64-bit. What should i do to fix it?

Hello guys. I have a real problem that I dont know how to deal with. I try to reinstall windows on my Toshiba Satellite laptop from usb stick. I used Windows 7 USB DVD download tool for booting the usb flash stick. I tried both WIN 7 and WIN 8.1 installation. In bios I set the priority for USB...

Hi. I recently had to send off for re boot DVD's to completely restore my PC. Since the re boot as soon as my system is turned on, I am prompted to enter a password. I did make a password when I put the DVD's in so that I could get things rolling. Each time I am now asked for this password. It...

Hi there, I came here with a big problem, so... I have an issue during installation of windows 7, when I boot it with BIOS setup or boot menu, my windows just starting loading, I didn't even get "press any key to boot cd or dvd" or something like that and now I can't reinstall windows. Please...

Hello guys First - I am danish, so i am sorry if my english isn't perfect. Today chose to reinstall windows on my old computer, because of all the junk on it. I have not used it for 4 months. Anyways - I installed Logitech Unifying Software, because i needed a keyboard of cause. After that i...

Hello I am running Win 8.1 x 64 After downloading the iso file for Win 8.1, what can I expect to see? It is downloading and will be done in 2 hours Can I just burn it to dvd which I want or will I have to go through installation steps? The reason I ask is because I have a product key for 8 but...

Hello I have Win 8.1. I made a dvd from the Win 8 iso file and then got 8.1 from the store. if I want to refresh 8.1 can I insert my only dvd disc of 8.0 and once refreshed, go to the store to install 8.1? I would prefer this to trying to create an 8.1 dvd if possible. I think the activation...

Just a question as I am not 100% sure myself so I thought I would ask to save myself time trying to figure it out as I'm a little pushed for time to sit & have a look. Got a system was a 500w value PSU, Dual Core AMD cpu, 4gig ddr2, 2 hdd's & a 3780 GPU. Recently I added the second HDD which is...

Hey all, so I need a drivers download for slimtype dvd a ds8a8sh. I cant find one for free. Most of them are those stupid driver support programs that require you to pay. Windows must have their driver files available somewhere, wouldn't they? The computer isn't recognizing the e drive for some...

Occasionally, and not immediately repeatable, W8.1 will freeze when a USB flash drive or wireless adapter, camera card or DVD is inserted. There is no keyboard input, mouse pointer is on-screen but dead. Reboot needed. No error message. Event Viewer lists "unexpected shutdown." There were...

I just burned an image of Suse to DVD, but before succeeding, I made a number of coasters on two other ODDs. Coasters aren't anything new, but some things about the failures make me wonder. On the first attempts on one drive, Imgburn announced failures at exactly the same spot on 3 attempts...