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PC won't recognise game discs
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say-no-2-trojans
, Jan 08 2012 04:03 PM
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say-no-2-trojans
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Posted 08 January 2012 - 04:03 PM
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Posted 09 January 2012 - 11:40 AM
Hi say-no-2-trojans,
Are you sure your optical drive accepts and runs DVDs (most games are no longer on CDs).
If it does, it sounds a bit weird if it is only happening with game disks. Are they retail or copied games? Some copy attempts fail due to copyright protection and you just end up with a blank disk.
If the disks are OK, check Device Manager for any yellow exclamation marks.
Right-click My Computer / Manage / Device Manager. No exclamation marks?
Ok, while in Device Manager expand DVD/CD-ROM drives / right-click your CD unit's name / click on uninstall. Reboot when completed as this will automatically re-install a fresh driver.
See how you go now.
Cheers,
Lee
Are you sure your optical drive accepts and runs DVDs (most games are no longer on CDs).
If it does, it sounds a bit weird if it is only happening with game disks. Are they retail or copied games? Some copy attempts fail due to copyright protection and you just end up with a blank disk.
If the disks are OK, check Device Manager for any yellow exclamation marks.
Right-click My Computer / Manage / Device Manager. No exclamation marks?
Ok, while in Device Manager expand DVD/CD-ROM drives / right-click your CD unit's name / click on uninstall. Reboot when completed as this will automatically re-install a fresh driver.
See how you go now.
Cheers,
Lee
The free advice, opinions and sentiments expressed here are mine only, so you can safely assume I have no software or OS company patrons or any other benefactors when I post in this forum.
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Posted 10 January 2012 - 01:22 PM
All sorted now thanks - uninstalled and then rebooted worked a treat
(they were CDs and originals)
Cheers
Dave
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Posted 10 January 2012 - 01:31 PM
Happy to have been of assistance 
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