Problem With My CD Rom drive

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I would'nt worry about your cd untill you asertain why you have to reformat
your 'PC every couple of weeks'

"DJ" <DJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I have a cd-rw Memorex 52XX cd burner, and sometimes it will read the cds
> that I put into the computer, and other times it won't. I'll put in a cd
that
> I KNOW works and has stuff on it and it will not work in my computer. When
I
> put the disc in, it spins and the light blinks twice, and then it stops. I
> don't know what else to do. I took it apart and cleaned the lens on it as
> best I could but that really didn't help much. I also tried updating the
> driver for it but it said the driver is as updated as it can get. Any help
> with my problem would be much appreciated. I have to reformat my computer
> every few weeks and the cd rom works at first always, and then after a
while
> it starts messing up ( Someone please help. I will love you forever lol