Date: 10/24/07 (Computer Help)    Keywords: no keywords

So, I was copying a load of video files to CD-RW drives yesterday to free up some space on my hard drive (and by a load, I mean over 20 disks, if that's important) and now, all of a sudden, my DVD drive has started playing up. I can play video files on my computer with no problems, but ordinary DVDs skip to the point where I can't actually watch them (and it's not just the programs themselves, but the menus and everything else as well). I have tried multiple DVDs and none of them will play smoothly. My laptop uses Windows XP and I play DVDs using Media Center (although they aren't working on any of the other players, either).

Does anyone have any solutions to this problem for someone who is completely computer retarded? The laptop is less than a year old and I would really hate for it to be broken, so I'd appreciate any help you can give me.

Thanks.

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