DVD burner won't read burned DVD's

[trnawrench]

I started having a problem with my DVD burner it writes both data and converted video files reads CDR's fine but won't read the data DVD's it burns although they play fine on my lap top and my DVD player tried doing this
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060
but that did not work.
I removed the upper and lower filters and it still won't read them.
I did see in the registry I have a controlset01 controlseto2 and currentcontrolset
I deleted from the currrentcontrol set but the other  2 also have upper and lower filters
do I delete those as well ?
XP pro
2.80GHZ dual core
4 gigs of RAM
Lite-on DVDRW LH-20a1h
using Nero 7 to burn
thanks for anyones help

[Joey]

First I want to say, Thank you for listing all your info, it really helps us when we research your problem. 


First try the following…
1.   Uninstall the DVD-R drivers (follow my video attached below)
2.   Shut Down your computer
3.   Open up your computer case and unplug the Power connector to your DVD-R drive
4.   With the power connector unplugged start up the computer, log in and allow everything to load (like your normal computer start-up)
5.   Shut Down once more
6.   Replug the Power connector to your DVD-R
7.   Start up your computer
8.   Test out a DVD that your laptop can read
Here is the video I made for you that will go through the steps above (it will take about 1-2 minutes to load):
http://www.cleartechinfo.com/forum/_swf/001/DVD-R_Driver-Uninstall.swf



If that does not work here is a 2nd possible fix…
Update the Firmware on your Lite-On Lite-On LH-20A1H. Just follow the
http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/FIRMWARE/Lite-On/Lite-On-LH-20A1H-Firmware-L06.shtml


Tell me what happens and if anything I recommended worked.

[trnawrench]

well I tried the first fix and it did not work. I updated the firmware a couple weeks ago when I started having problems

Th data on the discs are DIVX movies and my lap top reads them fine
as well as my DVD player

[Joey]

If it is a Divx movie, try downloading this free player. It reads Divx, Xvid and almost everything out there.

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

Then just use VLC Player to open up the files on your DVD.

[trnawrench]

I have used VLC player for awhile The problem is when I put the disc in nothing happens.If I click on the drive in Expolrer and I get a message saying Windows cannot read from the disc it might be corrupted or using a file system Windows does not recognize

[trnawrench]

O.K. here is what I tried
uninstalling then reinstalling Nero
Burned a 700 mb DIVX movie on a CD-R the DVD drive read it
my CD drive read it I put in a 4 gig data DVD with DIVX movies on it I burned
2 days ago the DVD drive would not read it

I have tried changing the media same result

[Joey]

My Lite-On LH-20A1L started to get these weird errors last week and failed to burn any DVD. I normally use Ritek Ridata DVD-Rs but I ran out. So I used some old Imation DVD-R media that worked when I first bought it. I was getting these weird "power failure" errors and I didn't know what the problem was. I researched it and found 2 possible solutions, clean the sensors with compressed air and change the media. It turns out that the media was the problem. I ordered and more Ritek RiData DVD-Rs and they worked flawlessly.

So here are some more possible fixes...
- Open up your cd tray and spray some compressed air in there to clean out the sensors of any dust that might have accumulated
- Change the DVD-R media to a different brand and see what happens
- Try a different piece of burning software. Below is a link to a free CD/DVD Burning software program I use it at work.
http://cdburnerxp.se/

[trnawrench]

Just ended up replacing the drive with a Lite-On ihas422-08 SATA drive and problem
solved. The old drive was purchased NOV of 07 so it was not that old but I burn
ALOT of discs.  Thanks for all the suggestions to help me out

[Joey]

Just ended up replacing the drive with a Lite-On ihas422-08 SATA drive and problem
solved. The old drive was purchased NOV of 07 so it was not that old but I burn
ALOT of discs.  Thanks for all the suggestions to help me out

Sorry we couldn't figure out the issue. I am glad you have good, working burner now. My Lite-On is also a SATA and I love it.