Vista unable to read DVD

> akunal,
>
> Your condition can have multiple causes. The following is a link to a
> Microsoft article describing one such cause. Look it over to see whether the
> contents apply to your situation:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929461/en-us
>
> Others may have additional information.
> --
> freddy

> Thanks freddy. But this is not an upgraded system. It's a brand new
> machine that came installed with Vista.
> Additionally, the drive is able to read data CDs with no problems.
> -kunal
>
> On Jun 14, 10:50 pm, freddy <fkirsc...@tidalwave.net> wrote:

> > akunal,
> >
> > Your condition can have multiple causes. The following is a link to a
> > Microsoft article describing one such cause. Look it over to see whether the
> > contents apply to your situation:
> >
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929461/en-us
> >
> > Others may have additional information.
> > --
> > freddy

>
>

> Vista Home Premium, 2 GB RAM, 32-bit, Sony Vaio system.
>
> When I insert a DVD in the DVD-RW drive, nothing seems to happen. The
> DVD light flashes for a while, then stops.
>
> Starting Media Center, WinDVD, etc., doesn't help. For example, with
> the DVD in the drive, when I start MediaCenter, I see the message
> "Windows Media Center cannot detect a video DVD in the DVD-ROM drive.
> Insert a video DVD in the drive".
>
> (this is a DVD RW drive).
>
> Windows Explorer and AnyDVD say that there's nothing in the drive. AVS
> DVD player says that its either an unsupported file format or an
> unsupported codec.
>
> *** The DVD plays just fine on Windows XP!! ***
>
> Please help!
>