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CD ROM Problem
Name: Heather Date: April 4, 2003 at 18:23:14 Pacific OS: 98 CPU/Ram: 64
Comment:
Hi all, i have this problem and i need some advice here. the problem is my cd rom appear to read cd's but when i try to open the cd from there its say "D:\ is not accessible the device is not ready" could somebody can tell me if this is a Driver issue or i need to change the cd rom
change the cd-rom. i changed one today. the optic reader has gone 'south'
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Response Number 2
Name: collins Date: April 4, 2003 at 18:40:57 Pacific
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I am not sure I understand. You say it can read the CD? Do you mean it shows the CD label in Explorer? But then it will not open the CD files?...~smile~
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Response Number 3
Name: Chris B Date: April 4, 2003 at 20:49:53 Pacific
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Have you ever cleaned the laser? Maxell makes a very nice cleaning CD.
Summary: Many thanks to all who took time to help. I'm VERY new to computers, so I'll be moving very cautiously here. Response to-- Name: techtony Date: November 24, 2000 at 14:51:29 Subject: CD-ROM problems a...
Summary: G`day all.Im having cd-rom problems all of a sudden.Audio cd`s work fine,but cd-roms....well i have to wait ages for the autoplay to kick in.It used to be normal untill a few days ago ie a few seconds...
Summary: I had the same problem too. However I found that the generic Cd-rom drivers on Windows9X may not be compatible with your CD-Rom. Infact some models from Sony,Panasonic and Matsui must have their own ...
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