Thanks Cari, but it's been probably a month now since this happened so I'm
thinking I'm pretty much out of luck with using the restore feature. If I
re-install Windows XP Pro, will all my programs need to be reinstalled? I
was thinking so.

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> Let's try one more thing before you do a reinstall...
>
> Try a System Restore to a point a couple of weeks ago when you KNOW it
> worked. Don't go further back than a month.
>
> (Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, System Restore)
>
> Any programs you've installed since then will go but emails, documents,
> pictures etc will all be fine. It may be that it cannot restore, but at
> least have a try.
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Printing & Imaging
>
>
>
> "Rick" <Rick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:74632C5F-61BC-4C46-8118-EC03984DD8AA@microsoft.com...
> > Cari, as a followup, I rebooted my machine and now I lost my DVD video, I
> > have only choppy sound. Shoot, I thought we were getting somewhere. I
> > put
> > this DVD player in another Laptop and it worked fine there so I know it's
> > a
> > software issue. Don't these issues drive you crazy!
> >
> > "Rick" wrote:
> >
> >> I have an HP Laptop with a DVD Player in it. I was watching DVD movies
> >> just
> >> fine with Interactive WinDVD but all of a sudden, now the Video screen is
> >> black and Audio is very choppy. I've reinstalled all software and
> >> updates
> >> but still won't play correctly. The drive plays home made DVD's just
> >> fine,
> >> just the commercially made ones don't play. I've reloaded other DVD
> >> playing
> >> software and still, same problem. I've changed drives and still, same
> >> choppy
> >> play result. I was told by HP to reinstall my OS but don't want to do
> >> that
> >> if at all possible.
> >> ANY SUCCESSFUL HELP WOULD BE AN EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT!!! Thanks and
> >> Happy
> >> Holidays
>
>
>