Exploring CD-RW drive

[Guest]

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I cannot use windows explorer to view the contents of my CD-RW drive the
same it way it works on other hard drives or my A:\drive. Anyone know why
this is so? Most of the time, it will not even scan the disk drive, and when
I continue trying to view the CD contents through My Computer (Choose drive
and "Explore) it will automatically pop me into the COntrol panel screen. I
have no idea what's going on. WinxPSP2.

 

[damo]

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Very weird. Perhaps try using the drive in another computer? If it doesn't
work there you can safely assume your hardware (the drive) is the problem.
Otherwise your problem is a deep one.
Damo

"JE Timothy" <jenkins_t@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:exz9kB0gFHA.3444@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>I cannot use windows explorer to view the contents of my CD-RW drive the
>same it way it works on other hard drives or my A:\drive. Anyone know why
>this is so? Most of the time, it will not even scan the disk drive, and
>when I continue trying to view the CD contents through My Computer (Choose
>drive and "Explore) it will automatically pop me into the COntrol panel
>screen. I have no idea what's going on. WinxPSP2.
>

 

[Guest]

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Damo Wrote:
> Very weird. Perhaps try using the drive in another computer? If it
> doesn't
> work there you can safely assume your hardware (the drive) is the
> problem.
> Otherwise your problem is a deep one.
> Damo
>
> "JE Timothy" jenkins_t@bellsouth.net wrote in message
> news:exz9kB0gFHA.3444@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...-
> I cannot use windows explorer to view the contents of my CD-RW drive
> the
> same it way it works on other hard drives or my A:\drive. Anyone know
> why
> this is so? Most of the time, it will not even scan the disk drive,
> and
> when I continue trying to view the CD contents through My Computer
> (Choose
> drive and "Explore) it will automatically pop me into the COntrol
> panel
> screen. I have no idea what's going on. WinxPSP2.
> -

Try right click my computer, click manage, device manager, disk drices,
select your drive and see if that comes up with any suggestions of a
problem there, but I would have to agree that it does sound a lot like
a hardware problem.


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Paul Webster