cd rom

[Steve Hobbs]

Hi everyone
I have a annoying problem and it is this I placed a audio cd into my cd rom
drive but it would not play it.When clicked on the desktop icon for the
drive, it asked for disk to be inserted and I found out it was not just
audio but any disk I put in. I've checked in device manager and everything
checks out ok no problems I then went into trouble-shooter and went on one
of the suggestions and that was to uninstall the drive, which I did on
reboot it then reinstalled the drive and hey presto its was working fine.
But the next time I switched on the computer and tried to play a audio cd or
any other type of cd, the same problem again will not read the cd.I have
also a rewriter and it does the same thing if I uninstall restall its ok
until I next use the computer. I keep my comp well uptodate with all the
latest updates i.e. Hardware, software, security exc.servicepacks including
the latest win media player 9 series. any help please thanx.
My specs are
Cpu 2200+xp
Hd 40gi
Ram 1gig
Cd rom 56+mtrp
Rewr Liteon 40+12+48
Scanner canon
Prin Hp 960c
Ms optical mouse
Keyb Ms natral
Mobo msi utra 2
Nivida 4200 128 video card

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Steve,

Have you tried a CD lens cleaner yet? You may simply have a dirty player,
especially if the drive appears to spin up when a disk is inserted, then
nothing happens.

--
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

"Steve Hobbs" > wrote in message
...
> Hi everyone
> I have a annoying problem and it is this I placed a audio cd into my cd
rom
> drive but it would not play it.When clicked on the desktop icon for the
> drive, it asked for disk to be inserted and I found out it was not just
> audio but any disk I put in. I've checked in device manager and
everything
> checks out ok no problems I then went into trouble-shooter and went on one
> of the suggestions and that was to uninstall the drive, which I did on
> reboot it then reinstalled the drive and hey presto its was working fine.
> But the next time I switched on the computer and tried to play a audio cd
or
> any other type of cd, the same problem again will not read the cd.I have
> also a rewriter and it does the same thing if I uninstall restall its ok
> until I next use the computer. I keep my comp well uptodate with all the
> latest updates i.e. Hardware, software, security exc.servicepacks
including
> the latest win media player 9 series. any help please thanx.
> My specs are
> Cpu 2200+xp
> Hd 40gi
> Ram 1gig
> Cd rom 56+mtrp
> Rewr Liteon 40+12+48
> Scanner canon
> Prin Hp 960c
> Ms optical mouse
> Keyb Ms natral
> Mobo msi utra 2
> Nivida 4200 128 video card
>
>

[Steve Hobbs]

Hi ya Rick
When you place a disc in, it does not spin up even if you click the icon for
the drive. It will ask for you to put disk into drive even though it as it
already in. This is telling me possibility its a driver problem, that's why
I try the uninstall of the device reboot let windows find the device which
it does and it is ok but the next time I come to switch on the comp it
again, it as the problem it will not read the cd. In the device manager it
shows no problem and that it is working correctly, I did try your suggestion
by putting in a lens cleaner disc the tray works ok but it will not spin up,
as well as cd rom it also occurs with my cd rewriter same problem. I do not
know what else to try.
"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Steve,
>
> Have you tried a CD lens cleaner yet? You may simply have a dirty player,
> especially if the drive appears to spin up when a disk is inserted, then
> nothing happens.
>
> --
> 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
>
> "Steve Hobbs" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi everyone
> > I have a annoying problem and it is this I placed a audio cd into my cd
> rom
> > drive but it would not play it.When clicked on the desktop icon for the
> > drive, it asked for disk to be inserted and I found out it was not just
> > audio but any disk I put in. I've checked in device manager and
> everything
> > checks out ok no problems I then went into trouble-shooter and went on
one
> > of the suggestions and that was to uninstall the drive, which I did on
> > reboot it then reinstalled the drive and hey presto its was working
fine.
> > But the next time I switched on the computer and tried to play a audio
cd
> or
> > any other type of cd, the same problem again will not read the cd.I have
> > also a rewriter and it does the same thing if I uninstall restall its ok
> > until I next use the computer. I keep my comp well uptodate with all the
> > latest updates i.e. Hardware, software, security exc.servicepacks
> including
> > the latest win media player 9 series. any help please thanx.
> > My specs are
> > Cpu 2200+xp
> > Hd 40gi
> > Ram 1gig
> > Cd rom 56+mtrp
> > Rewr Liteon 40+12+48
> > Scanner canon
> > Prin Hp 960c
> > Ms optical mouse
> > Keyb Ms natral
> > Mobo msi utra 2
> > Nivida 4200 128 video card
> >
> >
>
>

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Steve,

I'm thinking hardware problem. You may have a bad cable.

--
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

"Steve Hobbs" > wrote in message
...
> Hi ya Rick
> When you place a disc in, it does not spin up even if you click the icon
for
> the drive. It will ask for you to put disk into drive even though it as it
> already in. This is telling me possibility its a driver problem, that's
why
> I try the uninstall of the device reboot let windows find the device which
> it does and it is ok but the next time I come to switch on the comp it
> again, it as the problem it will not read the cd. In the device manager
it
> shows no problem and that it is working correctly, I did try your
suggestion
> by putting in a lens cleaner disc the tray works ok but it will not spin
up,
> as well as cd rom it also occurs with my cd rewriter same problem. I do
not
> know what else to try.
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi Steve,
> >
> > Have you tried a CD lens cleaner yet? You may simply have a dirty
player,
> > especially if the drive appears to spin up when a disk is inserted, then
> > nothing happens.
> >
> > --
> > 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
> >
> > "Steve Hobbs" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Hi everyone
> > > I have a annoying problem and it is this I placed a audio cd into my
cd
> > rom
> > > drive but it would not play it.When clicked on the desktop icon for
the
> > > drive, it asked for disk to be inserted and I found out it was not
just
> > > audio but any disk I put in. I've checked in device manager and
> > everything
> > > checks out ok no problems I then went into trouble-shooter and went on
> one
> > > of the suggestions and that was to uninstall the drive, which I did on
> > > reboot it then reinstalled the drive and hey presto its was working
> fine.
> > > But the next time I switched on the computer and tried to play a audio
> cd
> > or
> > > any other type of cd, the same problem again will not read the cd.I
have
> > > also a rewriter and it does the same thing if I uninstall restall its
ok
> > > until I next use the computer. I keep my comp well uptodate with all
the
> > > latest updates i.e. Hardware, software, security exc.servicepacks
> > including
> > > the latest win media player 9 series. any help please thanx.
> > > My specs are
> > > Cpu 2200+xp
> > > Hd 40gi
> > > Ram 1gig
> > > Cd rom 56+mtrp
> > > Rewr Liteon 40+12+48
> > > Scanner canon
> > > Prin Hp 960c
> > > Ms optical mouse
> > > Keyb Ms natral
> > > Mobo msi utra 2
> > > Nivida 4200 128 video card
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Steve Hobbs]

Hi ya Rick
I think I have sorted it, at the moment it seams to be ok, the more I tried
different ways to rectify the problem the more I was convinced it was a
software conflict. as I have said I try to keep upto date with the latest
updates and one of those is easy cd creator so I uninstalled cd creator
platinum 5 and then reinstalled minus the last two updates, those being
driveup support f, h. Whether it is that, only time will tell thanx for the
suggestions Rick. I will let you know if it is not.
"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Steve,
>
> I'm thinking hardware problem. You may have a bad cable.
>
> --
> 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
>
> "Steve Hobbs" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi ya Rick
> > When you place a disc in, it does not spin up even if you click the icon
> for
> > the drive. It will ask for you to put disk into drive even though it as
it
> > already in. This is telling me possibility its a driver problem, that's
> why
> > I try the uninstall of the device reboot let windows find the device
which
> > it does and it is ok but the next time I come to switch on the comp it
> > again, it as the problem it will not read the cd. In the device manager
> it
> > shows no problem and that it is working correctly, I did try your
> suggestion
> > by putting in a lens cleaner disc the tray works ok but it will not spin
> up,
> > as well as cd rom it also occurs with my cd rewriter same problem. I do
> not
> > know what else to try.
> > "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Hi Steve,
> > >
> > > Have you tried a CD lens cleaner yet? You may simply have a dirty
> player,
> > > especially if the drive appears to spin up when a disk is inserted,
then
> > > nothing happens.
> > >
> > > --
> > > 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
> > >
> > > "Steve Hobbs" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > Hi everyone
> > > > I have a annoying problem and it is this I placed a audio cd into my
> cd
> > > rom
> > > > drive but it would not play it.When clicked on the desktop icon for
> the
> > > > drive, it asked for disk to be inserted and I found out it was not
> just
> > > > audio but any disk I put in. I've checked in device manager and
> > > everything
> > > > checks out ok no problems I then went into trouble-shooter and went
on
> > one
> > > > of the suggestions and that was to uninstall the drive, which I did
on
> > > > reboot it then reinstalled the drive and hey presto its was working
> > fine.
> > > > But the next time I switched on the computer and tried to play a
audio
> > cd
> > > or
> > > > any other type of cd, the same problem again will not read the cd.I
> have
> > > > also a rewriter and it does the same thing if I uninstall restall
its
> ok
> > > > until I next use the computer. I keep my comp well uptodate with all
> the
> > > > latest updates i.e. Hardware, software, security exc.servicepacks
> > > including
> > > > the latest win media player 9 series. any help please thanx.
> > > > My specs are
> > > > Cpu 2200+xp
> > > > Hd 40gi
> > > > Ram 1gig
> > > > Cd rom 56+mtrp
> > > > Rewr Liteon 40+12+48
> > > > Scanner canon
> > > > Prin Hp 960c
> > > > Ms optical mouse
> > > > Keyb Ms natral
> > > > Mobo msi utra 2
> > > > Nivida 4200 128 video card
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>