dvd-rw drive erratic.

whenever i insert a blank dvd to start burning i get a message saying either
the drive is busy or the disc isn't ready. i can even leave the disc in
there for half an hour but still get the same message. it reads original
dvds and some burned ones.
someone help me fix this!

Whenever I play audio/video files, offline or online, I get stuttering every
few seconds. I have looked for processes that are hogging the CPU but
haven't been successful. I do see CPU usage going high every so often, but
it doesn't seem to correlate with any particular process. The stuttering
happens regardless of which player I use. I have 640MB of memory and try to
minimize the number of processes running. Any help would be appreciated.

Tony

Sounds like a dirty laser. Use a standard CD cleaning kit.... or replace
the drive.
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows

"lotombe" wrote in message
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whenever i insert a blank dvd to start burning i get a message saying
either the drive is busy or the disc isn't ready. i can even leave the
disc in there for half an hour but still get the same message. it reads
original dvds and some burned ones.
someone help me fix this!