toshiba dvd driver

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Originally Posted by mastermiaow

A big thank you to both of you.
Last night followed instructions translated by Noo noo and it worked! :-) I really can't understand why IBM instructions do not cater for non -command line users which must make up the vast majority of computer users.
I do have a few follow up questions which I hope you can answer.
1. confus-ed - How did you locate the supplement file diskette link in question? I did do a search on IBM but never found anything. It would be helpful just for my own search queries in the future.

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searching some sites is like trying to use a dictionary when you can't spell. If you put in your 7 digit number and search for all items, you will eventually find what you need.

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Originally Posted by mastermiaow

2. I did already have the supplementary files in question in a drivers folder on my hard drive. Why did copying win 98 folder to C along with supplementary files and then reinstalling make such a difference? (After all I already had both win98 and supplementary files on my hard drive).

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This essentially reinstalled the relevant components and registered them properly -thereby removing corrupted entries and files.

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Originally Posted by mastermiaow

3. Although dvdexpress is working, Windvd is not -still doesn't recognise dvd. Is this normal - for one dvd decoder to work and the other not?

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that pretty much confirms your copy of windvd is oem dedicated to a certain drive type.

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Originally Posted by mastermiaow

4. I had another look at opening the video_ts folder on the dvd, expecting to see that the .vob files and .bup files would have specific program icons next to them but they still had generic windows ones. I was able to open these files however - just still images or distorted video/audio clips. Also I could not find .vob or .bup in file types under folder options. Any comments?

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Interesting that, however all my vobs show up as ati fileplayer files, BUT click on them and it launches windvd... never bothered to find out why -it works :D
Not every vob file is a movie file. I don't know all the mechanics of it - I do know that dvd rippers do not rip every vob. I assume the others are things like chapter settings and menus and stuff. Perhaps someone into authoring can provide a decent explanation.

I know this isn't specifically a drivers question. I have posted on Thinkpad forums without getting any answer so thought I would come back here as you proved so expert in your previous advice...:-)
What I wanted to ask was about playing through a TV. I have done this before without any problems. DVD express automatically resets resolution to 800 by 600 but this means that the all the edges of picture on the TV are cut off. So i get the full picture on the LCD but not on the TV. Admittedly I only have a 14" TV (I am in Europe so I have set neo magic advanced tab to PAL) but then my LCD is 13" so I am sure this is not the issue. I have tried to reset resolution to 640 by 480 but DVD express will not allow it even though this is the setting under display/settings/advanced/Neomagic tab that stops the image in preview screen under TV tick box from moving and when one can see the whole of the LCD display on the TV screen without having to move the mouse.
Any comments?

This sounds like a 4:3 or 16:9 translation issue.

4:3 is the older type of tv - 16:9 is the new widescreen and depending on your software, hardware and what it was recorded in depends on the display you get. Does it allow you to choose which format to display in?

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Originally Posted by NooNoo

This sounds like a 4:3 or 16:9 translation issue.

4:3 is the older type of tv - 16:9 is the new widescreen and depending on your software, hardware and what it was recorded in depends on the display you get. Does it allow you to choose which format to display in?

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When you say "it" I assume you are talking about the computer in which case the answer is no. Nor does the TV - just has a scart socket
I am visiting a friend on Friday who has the latest widescreen TV and will test it there. The DVD in question is in 16:9 format.
I have also tried to use windvd and now powerdvd (XP 4) without success - I know the latter is definitely not oem dedicated because I have the original CD and code. I also have checked that I have latest thinkpad video drivers etc. My intention was to use alternative decoders to get around problem of resolution being set to 800 by 600 (as happens with DVD Express). So it seems strange that DVD express can work and not the other two.......

To second guess Noo yet again (:)) .. she's talking about 'aspect ratio' ... that relates not to pixels but to the relative size of any image - this is a TV 'thing' not a computer thing ...

The only answer might be to set your destop resolution to 640x480, some video apps just use the destop resolution, not making reference to the fact that you are running it on a TV which doesn't really have a resolution, this is a weakness of the dvd player s/w or perhaps your video driver doesn't handle it properly ... but we had so much trouble getting the damn thing to work at all, I'm loathe to suggest we try anything more drastic until we at least see if that works !

Or you could try running it in a window on your tv & just stretch it (the window) to fit as best you can?

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Originally Posted by confus-ed

To second guess Noo yet again (:)) .. she's talking about 'aspect ratio' ... that relates not to pixels but to the relative size of any image - this is a TV 'thing' not a computer thing ...

The only answer might be to set your destop resolution to 640x480, some video apps just use the destop resolution, not making reference to the fact that you are running it on a TV which doesn't really have a resolution, this is a weakness of the dvd player s/w or perhaps your video driver doesn't handle it properly ... but we had so much trouble getting the damn thing to work at all, I'm loathe to suggest we try anything more drastic until we at least see if that works !

Or you could try running it in a window on your tv & just stretch it (the window) to fit as best you can?

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OK, the point with DVD express is that it automatically resets the resolution of the computer to 800 by 600 and it will not allow me to reset it whilst the program is running. As you say some video apps just use the desk top resolution and that is why I was trying to install an alternative to dvd express to see whether this would make any difference to the picture on the TV. (the picture playing on the LCD via DVD express is fine).
I think Noo Noo is probably right that any older non-widescreen TV would cut off the picture edges. I went into a shop and asked and I think the difference with a "normal" DVD player playing on non widescreen would be that I would have black bands at the edges of the screen but the whole picture inside that. The problem with what I have is that the actual picture is cut off... I am going back to London this Thursday and will try to use dvd player on my father's bigger non-widescreen TV and see if there is any difference.
However I am still flummoxed as to why I cannot use windvd or powerdvd on my laptop. (I was able to use non TP dvd decoder before the original windows reinstall that caused the problems). I have contacted makers of Powerdvd (I have original CD and reg no.) and will let you know what they say. I don't think this problem is linked to the TV out problem however but it does indicate that there is still "something rotten in the state of my computer..."
A last addendum I have just run a virus scan and found and deleted virus prmdiag32.exe and maybe this has something to do with it?

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I don't think this problem is linked to the TV out problem however but it does indicate that there is still "something rotten in the state of my computer..."
A last addendum I have just run a virus scan and found and deleted virus prmdiag32.exe and maybe this has something to do with it?

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I very much doubt that any virus could deliberately produce your symptoms, however it might explain why some apps won't install correctly...?

Lets try yet another download ... :rolleyes: (I bet you are sick of this ! :D) ... this ones an updated video driver, I dunno whether you got this one at some point or not ?!? ... TP 380Z,570/E,600E - Video driver (NM2200) for Windows 95/98/Me (boy that IBM site is hard work ! ;) ) ...

You are gonna need to read this page too !, (sorry :sad: ) TP 380Z,570/E,600E - Symptoms corrected by the latest video update for Windows 95/98 ... lots of 'possibles' there if you read ;) (& understand!?)

Btw ...

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I know this isn't specifically a drivers question. I have posted on Thinkpad forums without getting any answer so thought I would come back here as you proved so expert in your previous advice...:-)

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THIS is the best place to post any 'weirdness' question too ;), its not just drivers we try & fix here but any win-doze-iness too :grin:

First how do you get all those jumping smilies? I only seem to have message icons to choose from....Is there a list somewhere or do you just type in the code?
Second why am I not getting notified on my email when you post a reply to my messages - this happened initially...

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I very much doubt that any virus could deliberately produce your symptoms, however it might explain why some apps won't install correctly...?:

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Well tried (again) to get powerDVD to work after deleting virus and it still didn't but it might explain why Palm desktop data (back up from my PDA) has all been deleted and also why Microsoft Word lost most of picture files. (I am also getting message on desktop at startup about Microsoft Draw Server and embedded images OLE not working) However could all this also be due to the reinstall that you supervised?

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Lets try yet another download ... (I bet you are sick of this ! :D) ... this ones an updated video driver, I dunno whether you got this one at some point or not ?!? ... TP 380Z,570/E,600E - Video driver (NM2200) for Windows 95/98/Me (boy that IBM site is hard work ! ;) ) ...

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Hey i appreciate you doing all this scouting. However I do have the video driver in question - NeoMagic MagicMedia 256AV

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You are gonna need to read this page too !, (sorry) TP 380Z,570/E,600E - Symptoms corrected by the latest video update for Windows 95/98 ... lots of 'possibles' there if you read (& understand!?)

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I think I understand this page. As I have version 2.15.01Q I assume it corrects all the symptoms corrected by the previous versions as well....

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Btw ...

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emm what does this mean again?
Anyway I am still waiting to hear from Cyberlink but I'll let you know when I do.

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This is the best place to post any 'weirdness' question too, its not just drivers we try & fix here but any win-doze-iness too

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yes,yes I love weirdness and computers so I'll keep it rolling (I would post zany, jumping smiley if I knew how).

Well I hope you haven't given up on me :-)

I am now sure that the problem with the TV not playing the full picture is due to DVD express having resolution of 600x800. I am pretty sure that with another decoder that used desktop resolution I would be able to see full picture on TV screen.

However I am still unable to get powerdvd to work. I was able to use directdvd as a decoder before the problems caused by my installation of Windows98 se so I know that the Thinkpad is capable of working with dvd decoders other than dvd express.

This was the reply I got from Powerdvd:

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Dear customer, Thank you for your e-mail. In regard of the error code, please kindly follow the steps below to uninstall PowerDVD and then re-install: (a) Start --> Programs --> Cyberlink Power DVD (uninstall it) (b) Start --> Run (keyin "regedit") --> HKEY_Current_User --> Software --> Cyberlink --> PowerDVD --> delete the folder. (c) Start --> Run (keyin "regedit") --> HKEY_Local_Machine --> Software --> Cyberlink --> PowerDVD --> delete the folder. (d) Re-install PowerDVD (e) Download the patch file and install: http://www.gocyberlink.com/english/d...d=82&ProdId=28 And also, please check the following items: (1) For Power DVD, you need at least DirectX 8.1 or above version. You may download it from: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/dir...ds/default.asp (2) Update your DVD-rom firmware with your vendor at its official website For further question, be free to contact us.

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This was my subsequent response

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Thank you Sharon for your response. I followed your instructions a) b) c) uninstalling powerdvd and using regedit to delete specified files. I then reinstalled powerdvd and downloaded the patch file. On installing this I was asked to uninstall the previous version of Powerdvd. I do not understand this as without the original version how will any patch work? The patch seems to be a seperate powerdvd program: PDVDXP4_Trial_2417 with a 14 day limit. So I am a bit confused and can only assume that what I downloaded was not the patch in question even though I went to the right page: http://www.gocyberlink.com/english/d...d=82&ProdId=28Please clarify what I have downloaded is correct. Anyway I did not uninstall previous version but went ahead and installed the patch on top of what I have. The same error code resulted when I tried to play the dvd.
Also I have Direct X 8.1
When you say update firmware I assume you mean get latest dvd driver from IBM Thinkpad site? I have also noticed that no player region code is specified under Powerdvd configuration/information - is this correct?

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I installed the "patch" both with uninstalling original powerdvd and installing on top but this made no difference. Any comments?

I have checked and rechecked and I definitely have installed dvd video upgrade version 5.01.04.164 (TU514164) and latest video driver Neomagic version 2.15.01Q

As far as update for Toshiba CD drive sd-c2102 - does such a thing exist? ( I did find update for Toshiba SD-R1102 but no dice with the one I have)....

Flashing the firmware of any dvd drive can leave it inoperable.

BTW means By The Way....

Do you have a real magic card listed in device manager?

SD-C2102 support page

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Originally Posted by NooNoo

Flashing the firmware of any dvd drive can leave it inoperable.

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Excuse the ignorance but I am not sure what "flashing" means. I think it means updating?

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Do you have a real magic card listed in device manager?

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Not that I can see unless it is hidden under one of the pluses....

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SD-C2102 support page

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I looked at this page but there is no update option so I assume cyberlink's recommendation to update firmware cannot be applied in my case?

I am now pretty sure that the reason I cannot play other dvd decoders is because I reinstalled using a generic windows 98 cd and apparently this is quite a common problem with IBM products despite using supplementary file that IBM provide.
So I am endeavouring to get hold of one of these CDs.
However a new problem has occurred in the meantime. I seem to be losing programs. First it was Microsoft word images from the image library,now I can't open any office program, Acrobat reader has disappeared, also Palm pda program and Arcsoft camera suite. Is this some sort of delayed reaction to my reinstall of a couple of weeks ago????

Are they still in program files? Or do you mean the icons are gone?

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Originally Posted by NooNoo

Are they still in program files? Or do you mean the icons are gone?

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Hello Noo Noo
I will describe the current situation. Most of my program files are on the D drive in program files folder. All of them have been wiped off apart from the avast antivirus program that I reinstalled on Sunday and placed in that folder. I assume therefore that they were wiped off then. The fact that the antivirus program disappeared prior to that along with MS office not opening (something about shell extensions), I put down to the OS reinstall I did a couple of weeks ago. At the time we were mildly suprised that so little if any software needed reinstalling and put it down to the windows folders being on the C drive seperated from programmes on the D drive. Would you expect to have to reinstall all software after an OS reinstall even if drives were partitioned?
Certainly I have had no problems with the avast anti-virus program up till now and wouldn't imagine its reinstallation would be solely responsible for wiping everything else off in that folder!

The reload would break the connections in the registry, the files in d:\program files would no longer be registered in the new registry. However, the program files will ALL still be there.

If they are missing then you have something else going on.... like someone deleting them, viral activity or something very strange.