Previous made DVDs now not loading

Previous DVDs that I have made on my computer are not being recognized now.
Back up of iPhoto, iDVD projects, iTunes back up. I have Sony, Imation, Verbatim
brands and nothing opens anymore. They were all created on this computer.
The only change was to install iLife 08 which went awful on install and finally had
to do a clean install. I have done repair permissions etc.... I can put a BLANK DVD
in and the computer reads it fine, I can burn photos to it, and read it .... but anything
that I had made previously on a DVD will not open. CD's seem to be fine. I did have
to do something in iDVD 08 to get all the past versions to show up properly. I also
have a Apple laptop and all the DVD's open and play fine in that. But that only has
iLife 06, didn't want to chance any problems with iLife '08 in that.
May I have changed some setting along the way that has caused this?
System Preferences are set correctly for when a CD DVD is installed.

Old Toad if you happen to recheck this......
I ran the hardware disk on my eMac and everything came up fine. I can install a new DVD and record on it just fine. I can put in a DVD install disk and it works fine, I can put in a store bought DVD movie and it plays just fine. I can put in a previous made CD and that works fine. It is just a previous made
DVD from this computer that will not work. I did the safe boot, I set up another user, I did the compressed air in the tray. Nothing. And this all happened right after a clean install and the installation of iLife 08. I have no access to my photos, iDVD's previously made.
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