Has anyone here had this before and know how to ACTUALLY fix this? I have watched a few youtube videos but none of them work for me. So anyone here know how to fix it for real?

Close it.

Send it to microsoft, they will send you a new one if you havent infringed your warranty it's free to do.

I've tried to register my console on the site but when I put my region in, it takes me a screen back. What should I do then?

Call microsoft technical help and they will give you a hand, but I think you can free post it to microsoft and they will just fix it and return it to you.

free post? What is that?

Post is the real word for your yankee mail.

So it's all free if your warranty isn't up. Mine ends October 17. Talk about lucky!

just fixed this shit today .. you just gotta open your xbox up, pry open the disc drive, twist the screw on your laser, test the resistance .. don't go lower than 3.2 KOhms, (set mine from 3.9 to 3.7 and it works fine now) .. it's awesome.

Are you talking about where instead of it showing the game.. it only gives you the option to open the tray?

Basically your Drive is screwed. You can repair it by 'Spoofing' but that requires flashing of your Xbox's DVD Drive.

If the warranty has run out (1 Year from its original) purchase date then Microsoft won't send a new one out unless its a RROD.

I am a 'flasher' so if you are looking to go down that route then just go ahead and message me ask anything I will try and help in anyway I can.

You're a .... flasher?

Those are all bs. You have to send it in to microsoft for 100 dollars unless your under warranty. That's your best bet.

Source- Happened to me.

you can buy a new band for the drive and replace it and that will stop it from slipping ( the elastics get old). You also could do what the privious owner of my xbox did and remove the faceplate and pry it but that xbox i had to replace the dvd drive from it. that brings us to the last option you buy a new drive of the same type ( there's lighton,benq,sammy, and hitachi ) and flash the drive so it will work in your xbox. there are tutorials on youtube. i have the lighton and i replaced mine but it your xbox still has warenty get ms to fix it.

I'm unsure if your issue is that it won't close or open. I had a problem where the tray didn't open a while back. I had the problem for a couple of days in a row, then it went away. I just used a pencil to pry it open.