Help with my DVD drive?

hp pavilion dv9650us dvd player will read regular dvd's but won't read regular home made dvd windows vista is my OSH
Hi my Dvd player was working fine until I did some driver updates, then I noticed my DVD and audio wasn't working. I went back and reinstalled the old drivers for my audio and now it works and my DVD player will read and play regular DVD's you purchase but won't read my DVD's I make at home when I do my video progjects. Is there a problem with my DVD driver reading the disc and is it something that can be fixed with a software update?

gjames3468 wrote:
hp pavilion dv9650us dvd player will read regular dvd's but won't read regular home made dvd windows vista is my OSH
Hi my Dvd player was working fine until I did some driver updates, then I noticed my DVD and audio wasn't working. I went back and reinstalled the old drivers for my audio and now it works and my DVD player will read and play regular DVD's you purchase but won't read my DVD's I make at home when I do my video progjects. Is there a problem with my DVD driver reading the disc and is it something that can be fixed with a software update?
Most likely it is the driver since it was working. Was the reinstall of the old drivers an install, or a Restore back to an earlier date? I would have done the Restore thereby getting the actual drivers and settings I had before the update. You can still try this if it hasn't be too long ago.
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