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Ema, how many operating systems do you have...Oy vey!!! LOL
(you don't really need to answer that, as you are already aware I know just how many OS's you are running )
What exactly do you mean by.."my pc keeps rejecting everything"? Are you receiving any sort of error messages or is there just nothing happening at all??
What happens when you put a CD/DVD in the drive and then go to [b:mrd1vehn]My Computer[/b:mrd1vehn] and double click on the E drive, or right click on the E drive and select [b:mrd1vehn]Open[/b:mrd1vehn]??
Cheers....Jim
That means the disc is not being recognised, which in turn generally means the optical drive is broken...most likely the laser is shot.
How old is the drive? New optical drives are pretty cheap and that's probably the way you will need to go.
Sorry, not you wanted to hear, I know.
You could try a couple of things first:
1) Go to Device Manager, locate the entry for the optical drive and double click to open. Click on the [b:3greyw2x]Driver[/b:3greyw2x] tab and then click on the [b:3greyw2x]Uninstall[/b:3greyw2x] button. When finished restart the computer and let Windows re-install the driver.
2) Delete the registry entries for upper and lower filters. This requires some knowledge of the registry but there is an automatic fix available on the Microsoft Support page [url=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982116:3greyw2x]HERE.[/url:3greyw2x] Click on the green [b:3greyw2x]Run now [/b:3greyw2x]button.
You can try these things but in the end I am pretty sure you are probably going to need a new drive.
Cheers...Jim
Master Jim
this is what I got after following your directions
oy is right. Vista is really crummy if it wont read xp disc.
wow. What do I do waaaaaa
unhappy grasshopper
Ema
Data that is written to a CD-R disc on a Windows XP SP1a-based computer cannot be read on a Windows Vista-based computer
Describes an issue that may occur if a CD-R disc that is written on a Windows XP SP1a-based computer contains a track-start addresses that is off by one address. In this scenario, the disc cannot be read on a Windows Vista-based computer.
Disc burning: frequently asked questions
Here are answers to some common questions about burning a disc.
When you insert a CD or a DVD, Windows Vista may not recognize the disc
Describes a problem ini which you receive an error message when you insert a disc and then double-click the drive in Windows Explorer. To work around this problem, exit Windows Media Player before you insert the disc.
Jim I looked at the page again and it said something about closeing windows media which I need a translation.
Here is the link
Ema
http://fixitcenter.support.microsoft.co ... 5d42660d61
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