im having a problem with playing a cd bought from a shop to play in my
cdrom,it plays ok on my hifi,but not on my pc,i have windows media player
10,and the cdrom plays other cds
"Didi" wrote:
> OK Many thanks for all your help.
>
> "Byte" wrote:
>
> > I think you have surmised the inevitable. Your CD-Rom needs to be replaced.
> > You can go to eBay and get them very cheap. You'll only have to remove a
> > couple of screws and disconnect the power and data cables to install a new
> > drive. A repair shop will charge $40 just for the labor plus the cost of a
> > new drive. You
> > can get a CD burner or also a DVD/CD burner combination and should come with
> > an installation disk. All you do is remove the old one, install the new one
> > and reboot. WindowsXP will let you know that new hardware was found and just
> > follow the prompts. Good luck. :~)
> >
> > "Didi" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi the only error message I get is no cd in drive when ofcourse there is. I
> > > followed your instructions and things went ok for awhile but tracks are
> > > skipping, this morning I tried again and nothing!! Also something that has
> > > never happened before until today the cd tray got stuck so had to reboot,
> > > when its trying to play its making a kind of ticking or scratching noise,
> > > sounds bad to me!! I also can't play any cd roms at all. Any more
> > > suggestions please although I think I know what you're going to say! This
> > > has only come about since XP sp2 was downloaded, any connection?? Many
> > > thanks for your help.
> > >
> > > "Byte" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Are you getting error messages? What do they state? Try this:
> > > > Reboot PC, insert music disk, if AutoPlay is activated, the disk should play.
> > > > Try several different music CDs to make sure. How to activate AutoPlay:
> > > > Start>My Computer>rightclick CD-Rom>Properties>AutoPlay tab>
> > > > Music files>under Action select your media player>Apply>OK
> > > >
> > > > "Didi" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > My cd rom cannot read or play discs. Device manager does not show any
> > > > > problems & states everything is working properly, I've followed the
> > > > > troubleshooter as far as I can, it suggests I roll back the driver but there
> > > > > is no backup driver available, any suggestions please??
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