CDROm not working in Windows ME - please help!

[Ryan]

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I have this older computer.

The CDROm appears in the BIOS, device manager, and my computer, but i cannot
access the drive...

What can be the problem?

It's a Windows ME system

 

[Guest]

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In news60B1CEB-A654-4224-9CCB-23B841AB1D8F@microsoft.com,
Ryan <soul_fire316@hotmail.com> typed:

>I have this older computer.
>
> The CDROm appears in the BIOS, device manager, and my computer,
> but i
> cannot access the drive...
>
> What can be the problem?
>
> It's a Windows ME system


You might have much better luck asking in an Me newsgroup than a
Windows XP one.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup

 

[Guest]

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"Ryan" <soul_fire316@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news60B1CEB-A654-4224-9CCB-23B841AB1D8F@microsoft.com...
> I have this older computer.
>
> The CDROm appears in the BIOS, device manager, and my computer, but i
cannot
> access the drive...
>
> What can be the problem?

It's quite possibly dead, dirty, or misaligned. Replace it; they are very
cheap.

> It's a Windows ME system

Probably is not relevant.

HTH
-pk