My xp box at some point stopped reading dvd's, but will read cds.

I tried different drives, cables, and motherboard ide slots-same result-inserting 
a dvd freezes explorer if you try to open it but cd's read fine.

I presume its a software issue. Tried reloading the drivers by deleting the device 
and uninstall nero, also a registry fix with upper and lower somethings I found multiple 
places... 

wtf? Any help greately appreciated.

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re: dvd drives only read cds-tried multiple drives + cables! Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 12:57 am Posted by NigelHH (1324 messages posted) Possibly you drive is faulty - I believe they use two different circuits/lasers, one for CD and one for DVD [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: dvd drives only read cds-tried multiple drives + cables! Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 6:27 am Posted by C K (6910 messages posted) The only "fix" I have found in stubborn cases is a repair or fresh install of Windows. Sometimes a repair doesn't work if a corrputed registry entry, and sometimes a rogue entry is loaded back into the system. In that case, only a new install of Windows has to be done. Just my experience... The only possible fix sometimes is system restore to a time when it worked correctly, if you can still go back that far. Also try it in safe mode and see if you can read them. [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum