Re: Question for the REAL DEAL computer techies
- From: "Mishell" <mishellr71@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2006 21:11:16 GMT
"Kathycarp" <kathycarp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Michelle,
Thanks so much for your help.
No, the OS was not changed. I've had XP Pro on it since they built it.
(I've had the computer for 2 years, and I've *never* tried to use the DVD
player before now.)
Did they actually say they ran a DVD? With the error messages your getting,
it sounds like the DVD player and the audio and video drivers were never
fully installed.
Did they give you the install disk for the ATI 64 MB (AGP I bet, instead of
AFP) Radeon? That card should be okay to run a DVD, not the fastest
available, but should work all the same.
If you do have the install disks, maybe you could try to reinstall the video
drivers. Also, try to find out what brand DVD player/burner you have, and
perhaps reinstall it to get those drivers that are necessary for playback.
If you don't have the disks, the drivers are probably easily available at
their respective websites. If you still haven't unplugged and taken it in,
and really don't want to, these are the steps I'd try first. If it still
doesn't work, I'd make them deal with it. More than likely it's not the
software, like Roxio, and you will probably have the same problems with any
other player software.
Michelle
According to my sales receipt I have an ATI 64 MB AFP Radeon Video Card.
Does that mean anything to you? Inadequate?
I absolutely hate to unhook these kajillion cords and haul it back to
them, but I might do it.
Now I know why they changed my resolution so everything was small (if you
read my previous note). After I changed it back to where I wanted it (big
enough letters so I could actually read the screen), and then tried to
open Roxio, it said it wouldn't run unless I changed the resolution back
to small. Bummer.
--
Kathy
www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
"Mishell" <mishellr71@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Kathycarp" <kathycarp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Situation:
I have a DVD drive on my computer. It doesn't work for: (1) Playing a
DVD or (2) Copying a DVD.
I took it to my computer shop (they built the computer). They said I
needed "Roxio". They installed Roxio. The darn program freezes up my
computer every time I launch it. It will not play a DVD, nor will it
copy a DVD. I called the computer shop back and they basically told me I
didn't know what I was doing and to bring it back in and they'd show me.
I'd love for you to take it in and say, "I"m from Missouri, SHOW ME" so
that you can laugh and kick sand in their face when it won't work for
them. Then you might demand them to fix it (if you trust them to do so,
they sound kinda hokie) or give you compensation for the program you paid
for and labor for them to install Roxio.
Roxio isn't the problem though. It sounds like they upgraded your OS,
I'm guessing from Win98 to XP, but they did not upgrade the video card.
It sounds like the *ideo card*in your system is incompatible with XP or
that they did not locate the proper drivers that are compatible with XP.
They should know better, absolutely.
the program and click "copy disc" it freezes the computer. When I click
on "play" it freezes the computer. I am so through with them. I'll
either figure this out with your help, or hire someone to come to the
house.
Here are a couple of odd messages that I get. When I go to "Display
Properties" and click on "Settings" I get this message:
"The currently selected display driver cannot be used. It was written
for a previous version of Windows, and is no longer compatible with this
version of windows. The system has been started using the default VGA
driver."
Any idea how to correct this problem?
A new video card and/or driver. The updated driver may work, but when
they upgraded your system did they add the DVD player when there was none
before? The DVD player needs fast video and your card, if indeed it is
from a Win98 machine, is probably very outdated and will not work. Of
course, it may just be the driver.
Please check....did they charge you during this upgrade for a video card?
If so, they may have tried to rip you off by charging for it, but not
replacing it. If you were charged, demand a NEW card, don't let them put
one of their USED cards in from someone else's problem machine, which is
common for computer repair people to do.
Then when I try to play a DVD with the Windows Media Player I get this
message:
Windows Media Player cannot play the DVD because a compatible DVD
decoder is not installed on your computer.
This is CODEC and video drivers that are not installed. It is all
related. If the DVD player was installed properly, then it would have
installed the proper drivers for sound and video.
They screwed up, and hopefully did not screw you out of too much money.
Try to get them to compensate you or replace the video card and fix the
darn thing. If they don't, your looking at probably:
A new video card to go inside the computer (being sure that it is DVD
compatible). The most memory you can afford on the video card is best,
otherwise you may get freezes during playback.
The new video card should come with all the drivers on its install disc.
It should take care of everything.
HTH, and give 'em hell...
Michelle
Any idea how to correct this problem?
Thank you in advance for any help.
--
Kathy
www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
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