Why does my DVD-ROM reject new discs?

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Hi! My 18-month old IDE DVD-ROM 16x drive (Region 2)
accepts some older DVDs and they run fine but not any new
ones - I get the message "No disc in Drive (F", even
though they have gone in OK. There's no problem with CD-
ROMs on that drive. It has to be a software thing surely?
Is there some simple default I have to make?
Any help appreciated - Thanks

 

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Your DVD drive may be set to the wrong region to accept
the "troublesome" discs.

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi! My 18-month old IDE DVD-ROM 16x drive (Region 2)
>accepts some older DVDs and they run fine but not any new
>ones - I get the message "No disc in Drive (F", even
>though they have gone in OK. There's no problem with CD-
>ROMs on that drive. It has to be a software thing surely?
>Is there some simple default I have to make?
>Any help appreciated - Thanks
>.
>

 

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Thankyou Techguru 100, I'm a novice here - is there an
easy way in via XP to checking my DVD drive settings.
Thank you
>-----Original Message-----
>Your DVD drive may be set to the wrong region to accept
>the "troublesome" discs.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi! My 18-month old IDE DVD-ROM 16x drive (Region 2)
>>accepts some older DVDs and they run fine but not any
new
>>ones - I get the message "No disc in Drive (F", even
>>though they have gone in OK. There's no problem with CD-
>>ROMs on that drive. It has to be a software thing
surely?
>>Is there some simple default I have to make?
>>Any help appreciated - Thanks
>>.
>>
>.
>

 

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You can check for DVD-ROM drive settings in Device Manager.
Go to Control Panel, System properties, hardware tab,
device manager button, then open the DVD/CD-ROM Drives
tree, right click your DVD drive and choose properties.
(Be VERY careful when changing settings, I generally
recommend avoiding change of any settings to DVD-ROM
region codes, if you make a mistake, then your poor drive
is basically shot...)

>-----Original Message-----
>Thankyou Techguru 100, I'm a novice here - is there an
>easy way in via XP to checking my DVD drive settings.
>Thank you
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Your DVD drive may be set to the wrong region to accept
>>the "troublesome" discs.
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Hi! My 18-month old IDE DVD-ROM 16x drive (Region 2)
>>>accepts some older DVDs and they run fine but not any
>new
>>>ones - I get the message "No disc in Drive (F", even
>>>though they have gone in OK. There's no problem with CD-
>>>ROMs on that drive. It has to be a software thing
>surely?
>>>Is there some simple default I have to make?
>>>Any help appreciated - Thanks
>>>.
>>>
>>.
>>
>.
>