DVD not playing in windows after linux install

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From: Michelle Bird
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 00:00

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Hi,

DVD-ROM = HITACHI DVD GD 2500 (DEvice type = CDROM - standard CDROM device)
PC= Advent 3031 from PCWorld
Operating system trying to run on = windows 98
Other operating systems loaded = linux redhat (hedwig)
Video Card = ATI Rage 128 Expert 2000
SoundCard = Sound Blaster Audio PCI 128 legacy device
Software for viewing = ATI DVD or PCF which came with the DVD disc.

Problems:
ATI doesn't pick up the DVD and so doesn't show the DVD software.
PCF complains that it cannot find or recognise my decoder.

History :

DVDs were working fine before installing linux. Problems when installing
linux led to CDROM not working - since I now had 2 CD ROM drives showing in
windows98 (d: and e:). Hardware engineer came out and gave me new DVD ROM.
E: disappeared. Never checked whether DVD s played but now could read
contents of all CDs.

Tried running first DVD recently and got above problems - tried reinstalling
ATI software/driver nothing happening.

Note - did get a win3.1 driver with CD but nothing for win98 - apparently
windows98 has appropriate driver (i assume this is the one above -i.e.
standard CDROM driver from microsoft)

Any thoughts ????

Also - can I just run the DVD on linux somehow ?

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From: "Michelle Bird" <michelle@kanem.fsbusiness.co.uk>
Subject: DVD not playing in windows after linux install
Date: 1999/12/15
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