CD Drive Failure

[Oshtro]

Only ever used my cd drive to install drivers and what not up until today. Tried playing a movie and I get and application error. Ive tried uninstalling, reinstalling and updating the driver along with a few other random things. Either way I cant get it to stop saying there is an application error and im now lost on what to try next.

[JakeNTech]

2 minutes ago, Oshtro said:

Only ever used my cd drive to install drivers and what not up until today. Tried playing a movie and I get and application error. Ive tried uninstalling, reinstalling and updating the driver along with a few other random things. Either way I cant get it to stop saying there is an application error and im now lost on what to try next.

 

[Oshtro]

4 minutes ago, fixitnow said:

 

already tried that unfortunatly, didnt help

 

[JakeNTech]

Just now, Oshtro said:

already tried that unfortunatly, didnt help

 

Ah. ok https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/kb/314060

[soup]

What OS are you running?

 

Windows removed playback of Video DVDs using WMP, (data ones are still fine) in Win 8 and 10, due to having to pay a licensing fee for every system capable of DVD playback.

You will need a Video player (VLC is reccomended)

[Oshtro]

28 minutes ago, fixitnow said:

Ah. ok https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/kb/314060

Im still getting nothing, im not sure whats wrong with this thing. It will play software cd's fine, i just did one last week for my new monitor.

 

2 minutes ago, soup said:

What OS are you running?

 

Windows removed playback of Video DVDs (data ones are still fine) in Win 8 and 10, due to having to pay a licensing fee for every system capable of DVD playback.

You will need a Video player (VLC is reccomended)

I have tried VLC, and it wont even show it in Windows Media Player.

[soup]

VLC is a standalone it doesn't use WMP at all

 

[Oshtro]

1 minute ago, soup said:

VLC is a standalone it doesn't use WMP at all

 

Yeah, apparently my computer hates me is all. I went back and checked just to be sure and vlc was partially deleted but still showing up as a program. So reinstalled and it works now lol #FacePalm