Windows XP and CDROM Problems

Help pleaseeee !!!!!!,

I recently got myself a new computer , pentium 3, 128 MB ram , 40 GB hard disk, 17" Flat Screen , Samsung CD Writer etc.

OS: Windows XP.

The Windows XP installed excellently, everything else is working fine
My problem is that I cannot use some of my CD ROMs that were created HP CDWriter . I changed the CD Drive with another one ( an LG) but I still had the same problem.

Interestingly the same CDWriter worked well on another computer (OS: Windows 98) also I could use all my CD ROMs.

Kindly advise....

BB

What do you mean by "cannot use"?

What I mean is I am unable to access files stored in the CDROMs, the Windows Explorer window shows no files (ie: an empty disk).

BB

I assume the CD's that were written were CD-RW's, or were CD-Roms that weren't finalised (ie: left open to write more files later)

in either case you'll need to install the HP writer software in order for Windows to recognise the format that HP use.

No there were not open. The same CDROMs worked well on another drive running on Windows 98, but I could not access them on Windows XP.

BB

so have you tried the HP software anyway? it should fix the problem - assuming that it is XP compatible (if not there should be a new version that is on the HP web site).

Why don't you try the internal XP copier ?