Posted by Macc Eldon on 12/28/06 08:06

I have sound! It was all Dell's fault. Apparently they knew about the
problem & this month have issued a patch to sort it out. I've installed the
patch the and DVDs all play perfectly.

Thanks for your input.

Macc
"the dog from that film you saw" <dsb@REMOVETHECAPITALSbtinternet.com> wrote
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> "Macc Eldon" <macceldon@eldoff.net> wrote in message
> news:MLKdnRk2BbgdmA7YnZ2dnUVZ8sXinZ2d@bt.com...
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>> Thank you. When I said that it was doing nothing I was trying a dvd I
>> had recorded myself. When I tried VLC with a bought DVD it played okay
>> however when I try to play the one I recorded the window opens up black
>> then immmediately closes.
>>
>> This DVD will play on a dedicated DVD player & will also play on my
>> laptop.
>>
>> As the bought dvd plays presumably this means that the drive is not
>> faulty...or does it?
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> i'd guess it means something is up with your home made dvd - something
> which your dvd player and laptop is willing to ignore but for some reason
> your pc isnt.... a mystery!
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> Gareth.
> A french man who wanted a castle threw his cat into a pond.
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