Cd's not recognised with XP.

[PortVale]

I recently upgraded from 98SE to XP Professional with no major problems. I did an upgrade, not a format and fresh install. Now, if I insert a CD in either my DVD drive or CD writer, the drive spins up but the media is not recognised. If I click on the drive icon in My Computer, I get a message saying that the drive is empty, please insert a disc. However, if I leave the discs in the drives and reboot, the discs are recognised and I can access them as normal. I can play music by accessing the controls on the front of the DVD drive without rebooting, so I do not suspect the drives. Any suggestions, as this is driving me nuts!

Windows XP Professional
P3 1Ghz
Asus CUSL2-C Mobo
Seagate Barracuda 30GB Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive
512MB Crucial PC133 CAS2 RAM
Aopen 1240 DVD Drive
Plextor W161040 CD Writer connected as slave to the DVD drive
ATI Radeon 32MB DDR Graphics Card
Creative Modem Blaster 56
Hauppauge Win TV PCI Card

 

[PortVale]

After spending ages trying various fixes, I decided to bite the bullet and do a format and clean install of XP. Everything came up roses. I have read many articles that say a clean install is best, but that is probably not possible for everyone. Who has all the installation CD's etc. for everything on their PC anymore?

 

[Guest]

heh, you are crazy, i keep all the drivers, old or not.
But the place to go is the net for drivers. (Almost) Always get the newest drivers

dont know about your cd prob. actually, i had the same trouble once... but i forgot to reboot 😉