Hello,

Got a strange problem lately......

My Win XP home edition computer cannot read files from cd r's I have
created on this very same computer.

The system has no problem reading commercially produced cd's (software
cd's, music cd's, etc,) but cannot read any cd's I have written using
this same computer.

Other computers can read my cd's, but not my own. What gives??

Thanks!

btw....have already researched groups and haven't found an answer.....

"Guitarmakermark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:081f3b63-260d-4d88-ac2d-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello,
>
> Got a strange problem lately......
>
> My Win XP home edition computer cannot read files from cd r's I have
> created on this very same computer.
>
> The system has no problem reading commercially produced cd's (software
> cd's, music cd's, etc,) but cannot read any cd's I have written using
> this same computer.
>
> Other computers can read my cd's, but not my own. What gives??
>
> Thanks!
>
> btw....have already researched groups and haven't found an answer.....

The one thing you didn't say is whether the drive can read CD-Rs written by
another PC, but I'm gussing that it can.

This sounds like a classic case of laser deterioration to the point that it
cannot write CD-Rs with enough of an image. The laser will output less
power when trying to read the faint image. All solid state lasers
deteriorate in use.

Hmmm.....Have not tried that, but will do....

> The one thing you didn't say is whether the drive can read CD-Rs written by
> another PC, but I'm gussing that it can.
That makes perfect sense, I'll check it out and report back.

Thanks!!

Mark

> This sounds like a classic case of laser deterioration to the point that it
> cannot write CD-Rs with enough of an image. *The laser will output less
> power when trying to read the faint image. *All solid state lasers
> deteriorate in use.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Okay, here's what I discovered:

My cd drive cannot read cd's it itself burned today, or cd's it burned
in the past.

My cd drive can read some cd's other computers have burned. For
example, the drive can read cd's burned under Windows ME, from years
ago, but not cd's burned under Windows XP Home Edition, on my other
computer, today.

Other computers can read cd's burned (just today) on my drive.

I'm stumped.....any ideas, anyone??

Thanks,

Mark

"Guitarmakermark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Okay, here's what I discovered:
>
> My cd drive cannot read cd's it itself burned today, or cd's it burned
> in the past.
>
> My cd drive can read some cd's other computers have burned. For
> example, the drive can read cd's burned under Windows ME, from years
> ago, but not cd's burned under Windows XP Home Edition, on my other
> computer, today.
>
> Other computers can read cd's burned (just today) on my drive.
>
> I'm stumped.....any ideas, anyone??
>
>

Replace the drive. They cost next to peanuts these days.

tech.kyle,

Thanks for your reply.

When a cd is inserted in the drive, the drive goes thru its normal
routine of spinning up momentarily, looking for a readable disc, then
spins down, then nothing happens at all.

Clicking on My Computer, then Drive D, the cd drive reports "0 items".

The drive has no problem reading discs burned by other computers, it
just can't read its own. Wierd, huh??

Mark

On Mar 12, 3:29*am, tech.kyle <tech.kyle.366...@no.email.invalid>
wrote:
> Have you tried one of thosecd/dvd cleaner discs?
>
> Seems to me that if the laser is strong enough to burn a disc that can
> be read by anotherdrivethan it should be strong enough to read a
> disc... *My guess is it's not laser deterioration...
>
> What happens when you try to read a disc? *Just doesn't show up? *Shows
> as blank? *Makes crazy noises? *Did this just start, or has it always
> been like that? *What kind ofdrive, pc, etc.

"tech.kyle" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> Have you tried one of those cd/dvd cleaner discs?
>
> Seems to me that if the laser is strong enough to burn a disc that can
> be read by another drive than it should be strong enough to read a
> disc... My guess is it's not laser deterioration...
>

It's not quite that simple.

If the laser has deteriorated to the point where the image it burns is not
as fully burnt as it should be, then that same laser in read mode outputs a
correspondingly weaker beam. The combination of weak image and weak laser
gives substantial read errors and a read failure. That disk when read on a
properly working drive may still produce read errors, but the error
correction protocol is able to recover the situation.

Heck With It!!

Swapped in another drive, works great.....

All is well now, and thank you to all who replied to my questions!!

Mark