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DVD Reading Issue...

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Well guys, I finally got my XPS Gen 2 today! It's awesome so far, but I do have one problem, perhaps someone can help me avoid a headache.

My DVD-RW drive will read most of my CDs and all of my DVDs just fine, but some of my older CD-ROMs just freeze up when they're being read. It seems to struggle for hours trying to read the CD, and never goes anywhere with it.

It isn't the CDs; I've tried them on my desktop and it reads them completely fine. I can't install some of my older games on it so I'd like some help. Couldn't find any firmware updates on Dell's site.

Any recommendations are most welcome, and I appreciate it much!

Marcus
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Figured it out...

In case it happens to anyone else...

If your DVD-RW is not functioning correctly and not reading certain CDs, remove ALL CRAPWARE.

I removed everything on my system that Dell put in there that I had no use for (in particular, that McAfee crap) and it works like a charm now.

So, learn from my mistake. If you have an XPS Gen 2 and are having any sort of unusual problem with it, remove all crapware before going any further.

Hope it helps some folks out there.

Marcus
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