HP Pavilion dv8-1000 Multimedia - Windows 7 - Page 39

A CD, DVD, or BD does not play automatically, A DVD or BD movie stops, skips, or plays erratically

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A CD, DVD, or BD does not play automatically 1. Click Start > Default Programs > Change AutoPlay settings. 2. Confirm that the Use AutoPlay for all media and devices check box is selected. 3. Click Save. A disc should now start automatically when it is inserted into the optical drive. A DVD or BD movie stops, skips, or plays erratically ● 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 then select Screen resolution. 2. Select Advanced settings > Monitor tab. 3. Select High Color (16 bit), if this setting is not already selected. 4. Click OK. ◦ Disconnect external devices, such as a printer, scanner, camera, or handheld device. A CD, DVD, or BD does not play automatically 35

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A CD, DVD, or BD does not play automatically
1.
Click
Start
>
Default Programs
>
Change AutoPlay settings
.
2.
Confirm that the
Use AutoPlay for all media and devices
check box is selected.
3.
Click
Save
.
A disc should now start automatically when it is inserted into the optical drive.
A DVD or BD movie stops, skips, or plays erratically
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 then select
Screen resolution
.
2. Select
Advanced settings
>
Monitor
tab.
3. Select
High Color (16 bit)
, if this setting is not already selected.
4. Click
OK
.
Disconnect external devices, such as a printer, scanner, camera, or handheld device.
A CD, DVD, or BD does not play automatically
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