can't read software CD or DVD

[Guest]

I just got a new computer with WinVista.
I'm partway thru installing various software programs & configuring them.
All of a sudden, when I insert a software disc & double-click on "DVD RW
Drive (D", a window pops up labeled "Burn a Disc", which offers to prepare
a blank disk for writing files with Windows Live File System.
Since these discs (I tried several) are already "closed" when received from
the vender (including the WinVista distribution disc itself), I'm not about
to say OK to format them for LFS.
Why aren't I just getting a listing of the files that are already on the disc?
Rebooting the computer did not help.

 

[NotMe]

It could be the CD/DVD drive needs cleaned, or you have a bad or dirty disk.
If it does that with multiple 'known good' CDs or DVDs, clean the deck.

 

[Guest]

Well, I did finally a "Control Panel - Backup and Restore Center - Create a
restore point or change settings - System Protection tab - System Restore -
Choose a different restore point - Next", & selected a restore point several
days in the past, when I was sure everything worked fine.
A few minutes to restore to that point, then a re-boot, & everything was fine.
Of course, I lost all the changes I had done in the interval, but now I am
reminded (once again!!) to take frequent Restore Points ("Control Panel -
Backup and Restore Center - Create a restore point or change settings -
System Protection tab - Create . . .") when I am making major changes to a
computer {& of course give them meaningful names, so I will recognize them
later. ) }
Thank God that Microsoft has a restore point function in the OS (& that it
is enabled by default)! I only wasted about a day trying to figure what was
wrong before taking the "Restore" route. -- Older but Wiser --