yeah steve-o i did encounter summit with that software but it wasnt that, it didnt wanna shut down just restarted
fuck it, i mite have to take to "vauxhall dealer" :P poo poo

You are very clever Steve.

trust me remove it should be ok den

yeah but its all been on there for a year or so

yeah, i have the software steve-o easycd 5 i think
cant see how it would fuck out, if the IDE conny was loose it wouldnt even be able to play dvd, i havnt kicked it or anythin to make it loose :P

early versions of this software cause the problem ur having with XP

do u have any Roxio cd writing software, Easy CD creator or nething?

You need to remove the filter and the plugs, should run fine after that.

Checked the IDE cable at the back of the drive, could have come loose cousing a problem?

AFAIK theres only 1 laser in the drive, could be wrong though

relevant computer spec::
cd-rom/dvd drive (default)
cd-rw drive
windows xp pro

earlier i bought pure drum n bass and i played it on my computer fine, no probs thru the cdrom/dvd (default) drive.
then later i tried to play the second cd of the two in the drive and it didnt autorun, i thought this was strange so i went to my computer and clicked on the drive it prompted "Please Enter A Disc" or summit like that, i then checked the other cd - same happened, i then put in a DVD, the dvd worked, i then put in a game, this didnt work - the drive thought there was no disc again. i tested all these discs in the cd-rw drive and they work
Do DVD/CD-ROM drives have 2 separate lasers? cos im thinkin (as it plays DVD's fine) that there is a hair or a bit of dirt/shit/dust on the cdrom laser so it fucks out basically.
i didnt change any settings or anything! so it has no fucking reason for doin this
i also did a virus check and this was clean with latest updates
any help is good! :thumbs:
;)