CD or DVD need to be reinserted to be read.

Whenever I insert a CD or DVD into my DVD drive, the disk is not detected. No contents of the disk are shown in Windows Explorer. I see the drive reading the disk, as indicated by the flashing green light, but nothing happens. This problem is always resolved by reinserting the disk. I do not know why I have to insert every disk twice every time in order for it to be read, and any help would be greatly appreciated. Incidentally, when I insert the DVD for the first time, its contents are not seen in Windows Explorer, but it starts playing when I open my DVD software player and click the play button. I have Windows XP Professional SP3.

 

Have you looked in My Computer when you put it in for the frist time and see if it even shows anything in there?

 

Yes, I have looked. Nothing shows up in My Computer when I put it in the first time.