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"Muzza888" <Muzza888@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> 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...