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  1. Apr 24th, 2003, 01:13 AM #1
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    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....

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  2. Apr 24th, 2003, 02:19 AM #2
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  3. Apr 24th, 2003, 05:29 AM #3
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    RE:

    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).

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  4. Apr 24th, 2003, 05:46 AM #4
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    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.
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    RE:

    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.

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  7. Apr 25th, 2003, 03:46 AM #6
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    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).
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    Why don't you try the internal XP copier ?
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