Installing new older dvd with windows xp

[cmmantle]

I have installed a sd-608 dvd in my tower and windows xp will not recognize it as other than a CD rom. I have instructions on installing a driver in dos mode yet the instructions dont match what happens when I try to boot up in dos. It says run FROMDOS.exe yet I cant get that to be recognized as a command in safe mode dos.
Please help

[patio]

XP should not need drivers for an optical drive...
The drive will be reported according to what type of disc was in it last.
My 2 DVD burners will both show as CD drives for example if the last thing i used in them was a music cd.

How is the drive being reported in Device Manager ?
How are the jumpers set and what other drives are on that cable ? ?

[cmmantle]

The computer does recognize the DVD yet it says that it does not have a compatible decoder for windows 10. I have nero installed yet it says it is not an acceptable decoder.

XP should not need drivers for an optical drive...
The drive will be reported according to what type of disc was in it last.
My 2 DVD burners will both show as CD drives for example if the last thing i used in them was a music cd.

How is the drive being reported in Device Manager ?
How are the jumpers set and what other drives are on that cable ? ?

[cmmantle]

The computer sees it as a DVD yet it says that there is not a compatible decoder for the system. Thanks for what you showed me so far!! I thought I had to install the drivers for it to work.

[patio]

A decoder sounds like a region blocking thing to me...what type of DVD's are you trying to play ?

WARNING: Most DVD players only allow a fixed amount of region changes and then you are stuck.

[Broni]

..or maybe codecs issue.
1. Try VLC Player: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ - it has all codecs built-in.
2. Download K-Lite Codec Pack: http://www.free-codecs.com/download/K_Lite_Codec_Pack.htm, and see, if it fixes WMP problem.

[cmmantle]

Thank you
The VLC program works to a point.I also installed a program called XP Codec pack and it works the same. It is like the dvd player is too slow.When a movie plays it seems like it is in fast forward, the audio is garbled and the picture looks like a bad satellite pic.
Has anyone seen this before?

[patio]

How much RAM in the machine ? ?
How much free space on the hard drive ? ?
If both those are adequate you may have a failing drive...
To test this swap it into another machine and see if it does the same thing...
If so replace it.