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Thread Author: Netsur Replies: 16
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New Sun 13 Jun 10 23:20 
 Done something stupid to the laptop - Netsur
I have been ripping DVDs to the harddrive but one DVD caused problems and a piece of software called Cyberlink DVD Suite always got in the way of Windows Media Player and so deleted it. Now the DVD player is not working properly.

What have I done and how do I rectify it? Is it going to cost me??
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New Sun 13 Jun 10 23:24 
 Done something stupid to the laptop - rtj70
This is a suite of software for DVDs which will include playing them. But for playing you can use Windows Media Player instead. You might need to reset the default application for opening DVDs... or reinstall Cyberlink DVD Suite.
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New Mon 14 Jun 10 06:53 
 Done something stupid to the laptop - MD
Or go back to the Amstrad 9512 o:)
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New Mon 14 Jun 10 14:04 
 Done something stupid to the laptop - Stuartli
>> Or go back to the Amstrad 9512 o:)>>

You've upgraded it...:-) It was the Amstrad PCW 8512..

I have "fond" memories of the 8256 and the need to scroll through databases for what seemed an eternity to find something out. It cost £399 complete with printer, incredibly cheap at the time.

Re the non-playing of DVDs - it just might be that installing the K-Lite audio and codecs Full Pack may provide a solution as well as re-installing Cyberlink DVD.

Also, in WMP>Tools>File Types ensure that all file types, DVD etc are Enabled.
Last edited by: Stuartli on Mon 14 Jun 10 at 14:06
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New Mon 14 Jun 10 07:13 
 Done something stupid to the laptop - smokie
In what way isn't it working?
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New Mon 14 Jun 10 11:38 
 Done something stupid to the laptop - Netsur
Put a DVD in and it doesn't want to play!
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New Mon 14 Jun 10 11:48 
 Done something stupid to the laptop - rtj70
Put a DVD in and try playing it with Windows Media Player. Does that work?
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New Mon 14 Jun 10 14:23 
 Done something stupid to the laptop - Netsur
>> Put a DVD in and try playing it with Windows Media Player. Does that work?


No.
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New Mon 14 Jun 10 12:11 
 Done something stupid to the laptop - John H
>> Put a DVD in and it doesn't want to play!
>>

See if this fixes it
support.microsoft.com/fixit

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New Mon 14 Jun 10 14:23 
 Done something stupid to the laptop - Netsur
Will Try - thanks
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New Mon 14 Jun 10 14:31 
 Done something stupid to the laptop - Zero
espada, you deleted the DVD codec when you deleted cyberlink.
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New Mon 14 Jun 10 15:25 
 Done something stupid to the laptop - Netsur
Ah

And I how do I reinstall it?
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New Mon 14 Jun 10 15:38 
 Done something stupid to the laptop - John H
>> Ah
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>> And I how do I reinstall it?
>>

www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?t=1634&m=29527&v=e

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New Mon 14 Jun 10 16:57 
 Done something stupid to the laptop - Zero
If you have the source disk for cyberlink, you pop it in the dvd drive and reinstall. Otherwise you wil need to buy a copy, off the web or ebay or pcshop.

I assume the laptop came with a recovery cd or recovery partition, you could use this but you might loose all the stuff you have ripped to the hard drive.
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New Mon 14 Jun 10 17:24 
 Done something stupid to the laptop - John H
>> If you have the source disk for cyberlink,
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>> this but you might loose all the stuff you have ripped to the hard drive.
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IT folks like to make things complicated.
Why not restore it to a time just before the cyberlink DVD was uninstaled?
Or why not use the Microsoft fixit tool that I posted to try to install Microsoft's alternative drivers?
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New Mon 14 Jun 10 19:32 
 Done something stupid to the laptop - Netsur
working now thanks - it seems it was the DVDs that were faulty - very scratched.
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New Mon 14 Jun 10 22:22 
 Done something stupid to the laptop - Bellboy
was it the avengers winged avenger dvd?
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