Mac Mini no longer reading DVDs...

Hi everyone,
I'm having a problem with my Mini. As the title states, it won't read DVDs anymore. I don't think it's the drive, as it still reads CDs, and it's definitely not my 100 or so DVDs, as they all work perfectly on my 360.
The only thing I have recently changed on my Mini is I installed iTheater, and MediaCentral to see how they are... Now my Mini won't read DVDs.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Edit: It turns out it was MediaCentral buggering up my system. Did a reboot and uninstalled it and now everything is fine. Beware of this product!

No more problems.
Re- Installed printer driver. It now works.
Ian

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