Posted by
axptguy38
18 yrs ago
Have you tried another brand of media? That is, other CDs.
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Good brand. Probably not that the.
As for drivers, they tend to be generic nowadays. But drivers can go wonky so you should try reinstalling them. I'll assume you have XP or Vista.
- Right click on "My Computer" and select "Manage".
- Go to "Device Manager" and find the CD drive.
- Right click on the drive and select "Uninstall". You might get a warning.
- Reboot. Your drive will be automatically detected and the drivers re-installed.
Black-Virusss, could you please try to be a bit more clear in your posts? I know you're trying to help and that is appreciated but you need to spell out what you mean a bit better. Cheers.
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The drivers for your cd drive are in the driver library (since it worked before). After a reboot (which for non-geeks is the same as a restart) Windows should find the driver automagically and reinstall it. No need for any other media.
I can't guarantee that it will work. I perform this procedure from time to time without issues. However I do have all the install media and such lying around so I have a safety net.
Then again, your cd drive is pretty much useless to you now right?
This is one of those "trust me" moments I guess. But if you do a quick Google search you'll find many geeks offering the same solution:
- http://www.5starsupport.com/faq/cd-rom.htm
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These things are normally software issues. Then again, if the driver reinstall didn't fix it, I would go out and buy a new drive. They aren't very expensive. On the order of 300-400 honkies for DVD/CD burner I would think.
Hope that works out. At least you know how to install the drivers for the new drive. ;) I would recommend uninstalling the old one in Windows (as per what you tried), then shutting down (instead of rebooting). Then you swap them out physically and finally boot the machine.
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