Drive plays CD's but not DVD's

I have a HP 4520s with a hp CDDVDW TS-L633N, the drive will not play a DVD or a PC DVD Rom Game but will play a CD, I have checked regional settings and checked the drivers and updates, the device manager says the drive is working corectly, the movies and PC DVD Rom game used work in the other computer I tried. Is the drive on it's way out or is there something I have missed? Thanks.

Hi,
First, try the automated fixit from Microsoft on the link below.
Windows 7
Vista
Check if the drive is now working.
If it still doesn't work, click the Start Menu, open All Programs, open Accessories, right click the Command Prompt and select 'Run as Administrator'. In to the prompt type the following command and hit enter.
sfc /scannow ( note that there is a space between sfc and the / )
Let the process complete, then type exit and hit enter.
Next, click the Start Menu, open the Control Panel and click on Device Manager. Next click to open DVD/CD-ROM Drives. Right click the drive and select uninstall. Do not delete drivers if asked. When the device has uninstalled click on the 'Scan for Hardware Changes' icon ( usually just below Help on the toolbar ). Let windows reinstall the drive and see if it now works.
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