cd drive

[chan]

can some one explain me why I can't see the contents of
any cd that I put in my cd drive? I have installed XP
newly. I have removed my existing cd read device and
installed new cd read/write.

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

If you usded packet writing software, that is you used drag and drop to move
the files to CD, this is not natively supported by XP and requires the
installation of packet writing software such as the Direct CD Component of
Easy CD Creator, www.roxio.com or the InCD component of Nero, www.nero.com.
If you are going to install either, be sure you install a version compatible
with XP and your CD-Writer, that information is available at the above web
sites.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
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"chan" > wrote in message
...
> can some one explain me why I can't see the contents of
> any cd that I put in my cd drive? I have installed XP
> newly. I have removed my existing cd read device and
> installed new cd read/write.

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Chan,

Does the CD drive itself show in Windows Explorer at all?

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"chan" > wrote in message
...
> can some one explain me why I can't see the contents of
> any cd that I put in my cd drive? I have installed XP
> newly. I have removed my existing cd read device and
> installed new cd read/write.

[chan]

I see the drive on windows explorer.
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Chan,
>
>Does the CD drive itself show in Windows Explorer at all?
>
>--
>Best of Luck,
>
>Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>
>"chan" > wrote in message
...
>> can some one explain me why I can't see the contents of
>> any cd that I put in my cd drive? I have installed XP
>> newly. I have removed my existing cd read device and
>> installed new cd read/write.
>
>
>.
>

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Does the drive spin up when a disk is inserted?
Have you tried hitting F5 to refresh the view?

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"chan" > wrote in message
...
> I see the drive on windows explorer.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi Chan,
> >
> >Does the CD drive itself show in Windows Explorer at all?
> >
> >--
> >Best of Luck,
> >
> >Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> >http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> >www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
> >
> >"chan" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> can some one explain me why I can't see the contents of
> >> any cd that I put in my cd drive? I have installed XP
> >> newly. I have removed my existing cd read device and
> >> installed new cd read/write.
> >
> >
> >.
> >