Pending: Playing a DVD

xxx4xyz · 11-09-2008

Just bought a new dvd thought I would watch it on the PC - no matter which DVD 'player' i select it refuses to start playing it and just comes up with an error message which says : Application has encountered an error and needs to close...... to see error report click here then i get this report :-

this error report includes : the error report includes info regarding the condition of (whatever programme is used) and goes on and on and on ....

never had it before so does any one have any ideas please ???

Thanks in advance

Dave

DarkLord7854 · 11-09-2008

Hey bud, welcome to PCHF,

So you're saying that your shiny new DVD, when put into your DVD player and opened with a DVD program (like cyberpower or windows media player I assume?) renders in a crash?

I'm going to assume the DVD is clean and new. Do you have a regular DVD player (like for a TV) that you can try it in to make sure the disc works?

xxx4xyz · 11-09-2008

Hi thanks for the quick reposnse - yes it works fine in the dvd player and on other laptops i have - but on the home pc i get the error message popping up (i have used media player, quicktime, windvd etc- it plays the (legal stuff off the dvd) then stops with the error message ! arghhh lol

DarkLord7854 · 11-09-2008

Ahh.. that's very interesting.. huh. You keep your computer updated I assume?

You're running Vista or XP?

Can you confirm that you can play other DVDs on the computer?

xxx4xyz · 11-09-2008

Im on XP and i think its up to date ??? hehe how can i check ?

Also, no DVD's will play on it (only the first few seconds then i get the error message)

This particular dvd plays fine on my laptop etc.....

DarkLord7854 · 11-09-2008

Ahhhh! If no DVD is able to play on the computer, then you might want to see if you can swap out that DVD drive, do you have a spare one, or one you can take off another computer temporarily just to make it is the drive specifically? (or try the drive in another computer)

Jelly Bean · 11-29-2008

Hello there.

Could you let me know if this is fixed/answered/resolved please.

Or do you still require help?

Thankyou.

JB.

11-09-2008	#1
xxx4xyz Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3 PC Experience: PC Illiterate	Playing a DVD Just bought a new dvd thought I would watch it on the PC - no matter which DVD 'player' i select it refuses to start playing it and just comes up with an error message which says : Application has encountered an error and needs to close...... to see error report click here then i get this report :- this error report includes : the error report includes info regarding the condition of (whatever programme is used) and goes on and on and on .... never had it before so does any one have any ideas please ??? Thanks in advance Dave

11-09-2008	#2
DarkLord7854 Web Developer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Palm Beach, FL Posts: 1,862 PC Experience: Of Epic Proportions	Re: Playing a DVD Hey bud, welcome to PCHF, So you're saying that your shiny new DVD, when put into your DVD player and opened with a DVD program (like cyberpower or windows media player I assume?) renders in a crash? I'm going to assume the DVD is clean and new. Do you have a regular DVD player (like for a TV) that you can try it in to make sure the disc works? __________________ Custom WordPress, ZenCart, Joomla, vBulletin, etc installs and skinning, PM/E-Mail for a quote

11-09-2008	#3
xxx4xyz Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3 PC Experience: PC Illiterate	Re: Playing a DVD Hi thanks for the quick reposnse - yes it works fine in the dvd player and on other laptops i have - but on the home pc i get the error message popping up (i have used media player, quicktime, windvd etc- it plays the (legal stuff off the dvd) then stops with the error message ! arghhh lol

11-09-2008	#4
DarkLord7854 Web Developer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Palm Beach, FL Posts: 1,862 PC Experience: Of Epic Proportions	Re: Playing a DVD Ahh.. that's very interesting.. huh. You keep your computer updated I assume? You're running Vista or XP? Can you confirm that you can play other DVDs on the computer? __________________ Custom WordPress, ZenCart, Joomla, vBulletin, etc installs and skinning, PM/E-Mail for a quote

11-09-2008	#5
xxx4xyz Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3 PC Experience: PC Illiterate	Re: Playing a DVD Im on XP and i think its up to date ??? hehe how can i check ? Also, no DVD's will play on it (only the first few seconds then i get the error message) This particular dvd plays fine on my laptop etc.....

11-09-2008	#6
DarkLord7854 Web Developer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Palm Beach, FL Posts: 1,862 PC Experience: Of Epic Proportions	Re: Playing a DVD Ahhhh! If no DVD is able to play on the computer, then you might want to see if you can swap out that DVD drive, do you have a spare one, or one you can take off another computer temporarily just to make it is the drive specifically? (or try the drive in another computer) __________________ Custom WordPress, ZenCart, Joomla, vBulletin, etc installs and skinning, PM/E-Mail for a quote

11-29-2008	#7
Jelly Bean Stoooooopid Girl. Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Swansea Posts: 12,803 PC Experience: None.	Re: Playing a DVD Hello there. Could you let me know if this is fixed/answered/resolved please. Or do you still require help? Thankyou. JB. __________________ Rwy'n ceisio fy ngorau.

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