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Windows XP not recognizing CD in drive

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by Adele2001, 2007/08/08.

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    Adele2001

    Adele2001 Inactive Thread Starter

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    Hello... I hope someone can help me.
    I am trying to back up all my photos to disc which I have done many a time before but this time I keep getting the error "There is no disc in the drive ". The drive is a DVD-RW.... I have tried various discs and it keeps coming up with the same message. I have been into device manager and everything seems ok. I've tried rebooting several times. I am using the Windows copying facility, no other CD burning software on my computer.
    Hope someone can help.. thanks in advance.
     
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    Steve R Jones

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    A couple specs of dust on the drive's lens could cause this.
     
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    Adele2001

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    Oh ok... but how do I clean it?
     
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    Steve R Jones

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    Can try compressed air or get a cd cleaning kit.
     
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    Adele2001

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    I was able to play CDs in it yesterday so I'm really not sure if this is the answer :confused:
     
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    Steve R Jones

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    Was that cd spotless?
     
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    Adele2001

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    Adele2001

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    Nope... that didn't work.

    I then went on to download a trial version of Nero and now I can burn the CDs successfully... must be something up with the Windows software.
     
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    A combination DVD/CD burner has two separate lenses for burning either a DVD or CD. The CD may act right even if the DVD lens is dirty or bad.
     
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    Sounds like a friend of mine Noel who has a "Vodoo " room in his basement where expensive to replace laptop dvd/cd always work but not back at home.
     
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    Adele2001

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    If it works using Nero, how can it be a dirty lens?
     
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