I am trying to view some dvd's I have bought and also made myself. My laptop thinks they're CD's sometimes and sometimes it doesn't read them at all. Some work and some don't. Is there a specific codec I need to help with this? Thank you for any replies.

HAve you tried installing DVD software that have proper decoders?
Also, VLC ight be worth a shot if don't mess around with codecs.

Thanks for getting back to me man. I downloaded that software but realised that it is actually my computer and my disk drive that can't read the disks. It reads most but a few give it problems for some reason. When i open up My Computer it either doesn't register the disks or it thinks they are cds. Is there a way to tackle this? Really appreciate your help.rgs
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