CD writer will not read CD-R\'s

[haymiller45]

It won't read CD's I burned before and it won't let me record anything onto the CD. I have a Dell desktop with Windows XP Professional Media CEnter Edition 2005 w/ Service Pack 3.

 

[penguintech]

it's possible that the drive has gone bad. try reading the disks in a known working computer to see if they read. if they do, try replacing your drive.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=5&name=CD-DVD-Burners

If you need a new optical drive here is the place to search ^