Sounds like the same problem some time ago with Pioneer DVD drives. 112D's I
think?
Return for refund or bin it.
Throw a new one in & see if it works?



"sandy58" <aleckie68@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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On Jul 3, 9:30 am, Muzza888 <Muzza...@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> when I put a new cd (or any cd) into the cdrom drive, it does not
> recognize
> the cd. (It is only a cdrom not a dvdrom and I am using windows xp.) The
> cd
> drive icon still appears in my computer, but when i click on this, it
> comes
> up with files that were created for burning to a blank cd a long time ago.
> How can i get the computer to recognize a cd. I cannot insert the original
> windows cds that came with the computer to reload any drivers/software
> because the computer doesn't recognize the cd...

"it comes up with files that were created for burning to a blank cd a
long time ago".
Sounds like an "image" CD-ROM. Do you have Nero or similar as Nero
produces an Image cd/dvd.