cant read 256mb disc

[Justin]

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i cant read 256 mb discs on my computer. It is WIn xp with sp2 and i couldn't
read them before i installed the sp. my drive is an HP cd-write cd 16
series. when i put the disk in a dialouge bax comes up but says that it is
empty and only gives me choices to write it. I also have a 98 computer with 2
disk drives and it wont read in either of them. My moms boyfriend has a
dell with xp and it reads the 256 mb discs fine.

 

[Justin]

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the discs are the half size of a normal cd rw disc, they fit in the little
recessed space in the cd drive

"justin" wrote:

> i cant read 256 mb discs on my computer. It is WIn xp with sp2 and i couldn't
> read them before i installed the sp. my drive is an HP cd-write cd 16
> series. when i put the disk in a dialouge bax comes up but says that it is
> empty and only gives me choices to write it. I also have a 98 computer with 2
> disk drives and it wont read in either of them. My moms boyfriend has a
> dell with xp and it reads the 256 mb discs fine.

 

[Guest]

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Never heard of a 256 meg cd rom.

"justin" <justin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:777654DE-D308-483F-BD57-C92B1D4FC372@microsoft.com...
> i cant read 256 mb discs on my computer. It is WIn xp with sp2 and i
couldn't
> read them before i installed the sp. my drive is an HP cd-write cd 16
> series. when i put the disk in a dialouge bax comes up but says that it is
> empty and only gives me choices to write it. I also have a 98 computer
with 2
> disk drives and it wont read in either of them. My moms boyfriend has a
> dell with xp and it reads the 256 mb discs fine.

 

[Guest]

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These discs may not be readable by older CD Rom drives. Check for a
firmware update for your drive (provide model information if possible).
It may be that your drive will be incapable of reading these discs and
you will need to purchase a newer drive to read them. The good news is
that if you keep your eyes open at say Office Max, you can often find
52x burners for under $20.

----
Nathan McNulty


justin wrote:
> the discs are the half size of a normal cd rw disc, they fit in the little
> recessed space in the cd drive
>
> "justin" wrote:
>
>
>>i cant read 256 mb discs on my computer. It is WIn xp with sp2 and i couldn't
>>read them before i installed the sp. my drive is an HP cd-write cd 16
>>series. when i put the disk in a dialouge bax comes up but says that it is
>>empty and only gives me choices to write it. I also have a 98 computer with 2
>>disk drives and it wont read in either of them. My moms boyfriend has a
>>dell with xp and it reads the 256 mb discs fine.