The cd drive is no good then? I think the computer is about 5 or 6 years old
so I think a refund is out of the question...

"Bruce--M" wrote:

> 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?
>
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> "sandy58" <aleckie68@googlemail.com> wrote in message
> news:73171410-03c9-4772-b21a-088a009ccbeb@37g2000yqp.googlegroups.com...
> 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.
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