DVD - RW drive will not recognise dvds or CDs except blank cds

[Guest paaul028]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.

>