You should try the registry

jhonas — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 05:30:42 +0000

You should try the registry fix to fix your problems.

compwolf — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:00:33 +0000

When trouble shooting hardware issues their are some simple steps to determine what may be wrong.

1) Recently installed software.
2) System logs.
3) Boot to "other" Device. This will force the machine to not use the installed OS. If recognition still does not occur proceed to next step.
4) If software testing cannot answer the problem begin hardware diagnostics.
5) If at all possible remove and temporary install in another machine to check if drive recognizes.
6) If the drive recognizes on a different controller (or machine) then the problem may lie in the connector or the controller itself.

Good Luck.

demonhale — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:52:05 +0000

Try this:

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Also, it could also be that your CD-rom is dirty or spindles and rollers are not well oiled anymore, if cleaning the registry doesn't work, scanning for virus, then borrow a dry cleaning cd and clean the drive with it, if all else fails, have the cd-rom serviced...

hoosiernative — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:43:50 +0000

demonhale;214912 wrote: Find a good "registry cleaner", if that doesn't fix it, you probably have a virus or a worm... What happened before your CD drive acted up?

Previous to this nothing was wrong with my CDRom. Just a few weeks ago, I tried putting a music CD in it and nothing would happen. It was a Music CD that I have had for many years and I have used it before. I haven’t installed any programs within recent history. Just one day, it decided not to work. Now I can't even buy a program that requires a disc to install because my CDRom won't work. Very frustrating.

What are some good "registry cleaners"? Obviously I would have to go to a site to download it. What are some reputable companies that have sites that I can purchase their software and download it?

BTW, thanks to those who responded

domainnamebazar — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:35:15 +0000

That is CDROM problem.

longhornfreak — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 03:13:51 +0000

Can you start in safe mode and run a system restore

demonhale — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 01:36:47 +0000

Find a good "registry cleaner", if that doesn't fix it, you probably have a virus or a worm... What happened before your CD drive acted up?