Guest paaul028 Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 Hi I am using Windows Xp on a Sony Viao. I burned a cd about a month ago using iTunes and ever since then when I insert a normal CD or DVD in the drive to try and play them or rip them they do not show up in any way. I have looked in my computer directly, in iTunes and WMP etc but the CD or DVD never show up the drive just show as empty. If I insert a blank CD or DVD my PC does register this. However when I try and burn something onto the DVD via any software application it always fails. Any help greatly appreciated as it means I cannot rip cds onto my PC at the moment or install any software that comes on a disc.
Guest ShadowTek Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 Re: DVD - RW drive will not recognise dvds or CDs except blank cds =?Utf-8?B?cGFhdWwwMjg=?= <paaul028@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in news:92C11308-1A93-4468-8D07-014592061EEA@microsoft.com: > Hi I am using Windows Xp on a Sony Viao. > > I burned a cd about a month ago using iTunes and ever since then when > I insert a normal CD or DVD in the drive to try and play them or rip > them they do not show up in any way. I have looked in my computer > directly, in iTunes and WMP etc but the CD or DVD never show up the > drive just show as empty. > > If I insert a blank CD or DVD my PC does register this. However when I > try and burn something onto the DVD via any software application it > always fails. Any help greatly appreciated as it means I cannot rip > cds onto my PC at the moment or install any software that comes on a > disc. How old is the drive?
Guest paaul028 Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 Re: DVD - RW drive will not recognise dvds or CDs except blank cds Bought the PC in 2005, sorry for the delay in replying have been away with no PC access. I tested it again today and it let me burn a cd but when I put it back the cd back into the PC it did not see the music I had just burned onto it yet it did when I put it into into my laptop. "ShadowTek" wrote: > =?Utf-8?B?cGFhdWwwMjg=?= <paaul028@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > news:92C11308-1A93-4468-8D07-014592061EEA@microsoft.com: > > > Hi I am using Windows Xp on a Sony Viao. > > > > I burned a cd about a month ago using iTunes and ever since then when > > I insert a normal CD or DVD in the drive to try and play them or rip > > them they do not show up in any way. I have looked in my computer > > directly, in iTunes and WMP etc but the CD or DVD never show up the > > drive just show as empty. > > > > If I insert a blank CD or DVD my PC does register this. However when I > > try and burn something onto the DVD via any software application it > > always fails. Any help greatly appreciated as it means I cannot rip > > cds onto my PC at the moment or install any software that comes on a > > disc. > > How old is the drive? >
Guest ShadowTek Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 Re: DVD - RW drive will not recognise dvds or CDs except blank cds =?Utf-8?B?cGFhdWwwMjg=?= <paaul028@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in news:486046F6-C056-4E06-B232-70A8513E76B6@microsoft.com: > Bought the PC in 2005, sorry for the delay in replying have been away > with no PC access. > > I tested it again today and it let me burn a cd but when I put it back > the cd back into the PC it did not see the music I had just burned > onto it yet it did when I put it into into my laptop. > > "ShadowTek" wrote: > >> =?Utf-8?B?cGFhdWwwMjg=?= <paaul028@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote >> in news:92C11308-1A93-4468-8D07-014592061EEA@microsoft.com: >> >> > Hi I am using Windows Xp on a Sony Viao. >> > >> > I burned a cd about a month ago using iTunes and ever since then >> > when I insert a normal CD or DVD in the drive to try and play them >> > or rip them they do not show up in any way. I have looked in my >> > computer directly, in iTunes and WMP etc but the CD or DVD never >> > show up the drive just show as empty. >> > >> > If I insert a blank CD or DVD my PC does register this. However >> > when I try and burn something onto the DVD via any software >> > application it always fails. Any help greatly appreciated as it >> > means I cannot rip cds onto my PC at the moment or install any >> > software that comes on a disc. >> >> How old is the drive? I had similar problems from a drive of similar age. I bought a newer model burner and that solved the problem.
Guest paaul028 Posted September 18, 2008 Posted September 18, 2008 Re: DVD - RW drive will not recognise dvds or CDs except blank cds Cheers I may just have to do that :-( "ShadowTek" wrote: > =?Utf-8?B?cGFhdWwwMjg=?= <paaul028@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > news:486046F6-C056-4E06-B232-70A8513E76B6@microsoft.com: > > > Bought the PC in 2005, sorry for the delay in replying have been away > > with no PC access. > > > > I tested it again today and it let me burn a cd but when I put it back > > the cd back into the PC it did not see the music I had just burned > > onto it yet it did when I put it into into my laptop. > > > > "ShadowTek" wrote: > > > >> =?Utf-8?B?cGFhdWwwMjg=?= <paaul028@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote > >> in news:92C11308-1A93-4468-8D07-014592061EEA@microsoft.com: > >> > >> > Hi I am using Windows Xp on a Sony Viao. > >> > > >> > I burned a cd about a month ago using iTunes and ever since then > >> > when I insert a normal CD or DVD in the drive to try and play them > >> > or rip them they do not show up in any way. I have looked in my > >> > computer directly, in iTunes and WMP etc but the CD or DVD never > >> > show up the drive just show as empty. > >> > > >> > If I insert a blank CD or DVD my PC does register this. However > >> > when I try and burn something onto the DVD via any software > >> > application it always fails. Any help greatly appreciated as it > >> > means I cannot rip cds onto my PC at the moment or install any > >> > software that comes on a disc. > >> > >> How old is the drive? > > I had similar problems from a drive of similar age. I bought a newer > model burner and that solved the problem. >
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