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June 8th 07, 03:11 PM
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DVD burners not reading CD-Rs, locking up
Hi,
I was wondering if there was some kind of filter that was keeping my home PC and a co-worker's desktop (both Windows XP-Pro with DVD- RWs) from reading CD-Rs? They will spin the disks, but not read the info (other PCs and laptops do). They read and burn DVDs fine, so I don't think it's a hardware issue, or could it be? When I go thru "my computer" and right click the DVD drive, and select "open", it locks up the PC. I get only the desktop background (no icons or start button), and only using the task manager to close it and ejecting the disk restores normal Windows operation (no chuckles please on there actually being "normal Windows operation").  Can anyone give me a general idea on what might be causing this type of problem? Thanks, Rich 
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June 8th 07, 05:30 PM
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DVD burners not reading CD-Rs, locking up
"cam35pilot" wrote in message ups.com... Hi, I was wondering if there was some kind of filter that was keeping my home PC and a co-worker's desktop (both Windows XP-Pro with DVD- RWs) from reading CD-Rs? They will spin the disks, but not read the info (other PCs and laptops do). They read and burn DVDs fine, so I don't think it's a hardware issue, or could it be? Yes, it could be because reading a CD requires a different laser from the one used to read DVDs. When I go thru "my computer" and right click the DVD drive, and select "open", it locks up the PC. I get only the desktop background (no icons or start button), and only using the task manager to close it and ejecting the disk restores normal Windows operation (no chuckles please on there actually being "normal Windows operation"). Can anyone give me a general idea on what might be causing this type of problem? Thanks, Rich A hardware problem is causing the drive not to respond to a message from the OS. The OS sits there waiting for a response that will never come. You have serious hardware problems, and the most cost effective way to fix this is to replace the drive. Jim
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June 12th 07, 05:39 PM
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DVD burners not reading CD-Rs, locking up
On Jun 8, 12:30 pm, "Jim" wrote:
"cam35pilot" wrote in message ups.com... Hi, I was wondering if there was some kind of filter that was keeping my home PC and a co-worker's desktop (both Windows XP-Pro with DVD- RWs) from reading CD-Rs? They will spin the disks, but not read the info (other PCs and laptops do). They read and burn DVDs fine, so I don't think it's a hardware issue, or could it be? Yes, it could be because reading a CD requires a different laser from the one used to read DVDs. When I go thru "my computer" and right click the DVD drive, and select "open", it locks up the PC. I get only the desktop background (no icons or start button), and only using the task manager to close it and ejecting the disk restores normal Windows operation (no chuckles please on there actually being "normal Windows operation"). Can anyone give me a general idea on what might be causing this type of problem? Thanks, Rich A hardware problem is causing the drive not to respond to a message from the OS. The OS sits there waiting for a response that will never come. You have serious hardware problems, and the most cost effective way to fix this is to replace the drive. Jim Thanks Jim!
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