my deskdop suddenly cannot read CDs. It was fine till 2 days back. Pls help.?
99951
try cleaning ur cd lens using special cd cleaning available in pc shops or hypermarkets even. or do a virus scan. it might be that ur cdrom gave up on life. on booting check ur bios if the device is still listed. if not then its bios is dead. virus might be more than probable though.
789805
try to unplug it and replug it again try to find the cd for the keyboard.
318910
1.may be ur cd is not working \n2.cd/dvd drive is not working\n2.try when pc starts press  F12 {on dell pc's only and give comand to boot from dc.dvd)\n4.check bios and save ur changes by presing F10\n\nor wot ever u have there \n\n\nhttp://www.great-e-books.co.uk/
490950
I think the CD is damaged, it probably is not a problem with your computer. The fact that you successfully installed Win98 is a good indicator that it is not your computer. You need to obtain another disk of XP.
315413
try going to start >run and type in this excatly SFC /SCANNOW that is sfc space/scannow.let it do a systom file check..if it ask for the windows recovery cd insert it into the cd rom
328386
Your first problem is, you bought it from a friend! Secondly, it's a Dell! Our Telecommunications company used Dell for a while and then they realised it's crap and slow!\n\nSince it only read certain CD's and doesn't want to write, it means that the lense is broken and this can only be fixed by means of replacement!\n\nSorry for your loss!
25785
Hard to diagnose the problem with just that info.\n\nFirst, are you installing software from a floppy disk or a CD Rom?\n\nIf it's a CD, perhaps the CD drive in your PC does not have the drive letter d:\n\nOr if you have > 1 CD / DVD drive, perhaps you're using the wrong one in terms of one that's labled d:.  In my system, for example, I have d:, e:, and f: CD/DVD drives.\n\nIf it's a floppy, it's most likely a: or b:, not d:
1132008
Use the Spell Check next time. I'm afraid to tell you that your Cd-RW Drive has gone bad. The only  thing that you can do is buy another one, or obtain another one. You can download some diagnostic software for CD-RW drives.
528633
Hi,\n\nBefore you try another CD, first try the CD on a different computer or drive, and if you are still getting the same problems, i suggest trying another CD..
915682
check the ribbon cable on both sides of the cd rom..the back and the board...the cable is probably loose
45530
If the paper clip trick doesn't work, then I would either try the paper clip trick again or (if I had already done that) I would just take the cover off and then try to open it from there. If you aren't getting a power light from the CD-ROM than it is most likely dead.\n\nP.S. If this cd-rom drive is under warranty, DO NOT take it apart.
962072
well seems u have done everything, almost. here is something u can try. if u have a winxp cd, try sfc/scan now
38469
The power point software may be corrupted.  You need to correct the corrupted part.  Go to start menu -> control panel -> add/remove programs -> power point.  It will give you an option of completely remove it or recover it.  Select "recover" option.  It will ask for Office CDs.  Make sure that you have those ready.\n\n--\nthanks and regards,\nPrasanna
822808
try putting in another cd to see if it reads. If not, you probably have a driver detection error and will need to download the specific cd-rom driver for your computer. I suggest chatting with tech support on your computer manufacturer's website (it's free). They will definitely be able to give you the link to download the appropriate driver.
848770
No cds? Gonna be hard unless Dell Has a System Recovery Software installed on the system so look for that program. If not try the system restore feature for Windows in System Tools under accessories. If nothing, borrow a ORIGINAL copy of Windows XP Setup CD and reinstall windows. Laterz
185416
Ok, that's a "classic" problem, I guess...\n\nI have two solutions...\n\n1) If the CD that you are trying to access is burned, then it's a good chance that the CD was not burned properly. "Not burned properly" could mean one of two things: it wasn't finalized (which really only affects audio CD players) or that the information was not burned to the CD. If the CD wasn't finalized (which shouldn't cause a problem for a computer since multi-session discs which allow you to add data to a CD more than one time play fine "un-finalized") you should re-open the program that you used to burn the CD and finalize it. I am unsure which program you may have used, but the terminology of "finalize" could also be "close session" or something to the effect of "don't allow any more writing of data." \n\n2) You should replace your DVD writer (you said that you had a combo drive?). You don't have to replace the entire computer...that's preposterous and like treating a sore thumb with amputation of the arm. The beauty of computers is their modular make up, where if one thing goes wrong, or becomes obselete, you can just replace that. Don't feel like you were misused by the store or company; these things are made in factories at high rates by machines that may make mistakes from time to time. To me it isn't worth it to try to get it repaired because these things are so accessible to the average joe, that you could probably buy one for less than it would cost to get fixed. \n\nIn the end, computer "problems" are really computer solutions waiting to happen. The more problems that you have and fix, the more you learn...until finally you need no one's help. The next thing that you know, you'll be finding computers to fix...you might even get into computer tweaking and overclocking...\n\nBut let's get the drive right first...:=)\n\nHope that helps...!
24925
you probably need a new disc drive, your old one is probabaly broken...  try buying a new one...