Installation CD/Methylated Spirits

[nick]

My Windows XP Home Edition CD Rom has a blue Bic
ballpoint pen ink spot on it and I am certain it has
interfered with many attempts to reinstall XP . I have
submitted a request for assistance from Microsoft Support
today . Hoeever Methylated Spirits has been recommended
to remove Bic ink ( permanent ink ) but the advice was
given with caution regarding its use on a CD . I do not
want to experiment with my OEM Microsoft CD and I do not
think all the CD's I have will be the same as the
Microsoft CD to experiment with . Still , it is an
expensive CD . Can someone here , too , give me
professional advice please ? Thanks , Nick

[Rick]

Hello'
I normally use "Dish Washing "liquid to clean my CD's.
No problems using it for years now.

"nick" > wrote in message
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> My Windows XP Home Edition CD Rom has a blue Bic
> ballpoint pen ink spot on it and I am certain it has
> interfered with many attempts to reinstall XP . I have
> submitted a request for assistance from Microsoft Support
> today . Hoeever Methylated Spirits has been recommended
> to remove Bic ink ( permanent ink ) but the advice was
> given with caution regarding its use on a CD . I do not
> want to experiment with my OEM Microsoft CD and I do not
> think all the CD's I have will be the same as the
> Microsoft CD to experiment with . Still , it is an
> expensive CD . Can someone here , too , give me
> professional advice please ? Thanks , Nick

[nick]

>-----Original Message-----
>Hello'
> I normally use "Dish Washing "liquid to clean my CD's.
>No problems using it for years now.
>
>"nick" > wrote in
message
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>> My Windows XP Home Edition CD Rom has a blue Bic
>> ballpoint pen ink spot on it and I am certain it has
>> interfered with many attempts to reinstall XP . I have
>> submitted a request for assistance from Microsoft
Support
>> today . Hoeever Methylated Spirits has been
recommended
>> to remove Bic ink ( permanent ink ) but the advice was
>> given with caution regarding its use on a CD . I do not
>> want to experiment with my OEM Microsoft CD and I do
not
>> think all the CD's I have will be the same as the
>> Microsoft CD to experiment with . Still , it is an
>> expensive CD . Can someone here , too , give me
>> professional advice please ? Thanks , Nick
>Microsoft Support responded with use pure alcohol to
remove the ink stain if water did not work . Thanks for
the tip . I can try to clean the CD with CD cleaning
cloth and pure alcohol then wash with water/detergent .
Thanks , Nicholas
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