A movie stops, skips, or plays erratically

Check to be sure the disc is not scratched or damaged.

Clean the disc.

Conserve system resources by trying the following suggestions:

Log off the Internet.

Change the color properties of the desktop:

1.Right-click on a blank area of the computer desktop, and select Properties > Settings.

2.Set Color quality to Medium (16 bit), if this setting is not already selected.

Disconnect external devices, such as a printer, scanner, camera, or handheld device.

A movie is not visible on an external display

1.If both the computer display and an external display are turned on, press fn+f4 one or more times to switch between the 2 displays.

2.Configure the monitor settings to make the external display primary:

a.Right-click on a blank area of the computer desktop, and select Properties > Settings.

b.Specify a primary display and a secondary display.

NOTE: When using both displays, the DVD image will not appear on any display designated as the secondary display.

To get information about a multimedia question not covered in this guide, select Start > Help and Support.

The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion

Be sure that all other programs are closed.

Turn off Standby and Hibernation.

Be sure that you are using the right kind of disc for your drive. See your user guides for more information about disc types.

Be sure that the disc is inserted properly.

Select a slower write speed and try again.

If you are copying a disc, save the information on the source disc to your hard drive before trying to burn the contents to a new disc, and then burn from your hard drive.

Reinstall the disc-burning device driver located in the DVD/CD-ROM drives category in Device Manager.

A device driver must be reinstalled

Obtaining the latest HP device drivers

Follow either of the following procedures to obtain HP device drivers.

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