Dvd writer is not working

i have a problem in my laptop compaq presario c 300, that my dvd writer is not able to play dvd  movie even it did not read also

Is the "D" drive, the DVD burner, visible in Windows Explorer ("My Computer")? Can it read and play CDs? I am assuming this machine is running Windows XP since it is a bit older.

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    Hi,
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