A Disc Does Not Play Automatically; A Movie Stops, Skips, Or Plays Erratically; A Movie Is Not Visible On An External Display; The Process Of Burning A Disc Does Not Begin, Or It Stops Before Completion - HP ProBook 4325s - Notebook PC User Manual

Change desktop color properties. Because the human eye cannot easily tell the difference between
colors beyond 16 bits, you should not notice any loss of color while watching a movie if you lower system
color properties to 16-bit color, as follows:
1. Right-click anywhere on the desktop except on an icon, and then select Personalize > Display
Settings.
2. Set Colors to Medium (16 bit).

A disc does not play automatically

1. Select Start > Control Panel > Play CDs or other media automatically.
2. Confirm that the Use AutoPlay for all media and devices check box is selected.
3. Click Save.
A CD, DVD, or BD should now start automatically when it is inserted into the optical drive.

A movie stops, skips, or plays erratically

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Clean the disc.
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Conserve system resources by trying the following suggestions:
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A movie is not visible on an external display

1. If both the computer display and an external display are turned on, press
to switch between the two displays.
2. Configure the monitor settings to make the external display primary:
a.
b.
NOTE:
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

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Be sure that all other programs are closed.
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Turn off Sleep mode and Hibernation.
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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 Personalize > Display
Settings.
2. Set Colors to Medium (16 bit), if this setting is not already selected.
Disconnect external devices, such as a printer, scanner, camera, or handheld device.
Right-click on a blank area of the computer desktop, and then select Personalize > Display
Settings.
Specify a primary display and a secondary display.
When using both displays, the DVD image will not appear on any display designated as
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