Why do I keep getting message to insert CD-DVD when there IS one there?
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Hi \n  \n It may have happened bcoz perhaps ur CD ROM of DVD ROM lense has weared down or it needs to be cleaned. There are lense cleaner available in market which u can buy n follow instructions written on top of the Pack and it will go fine thereafter.  Another probability  is that u may perhaps neet to change the Lense as it may be unable to read CDs or DVDs.. so u need to contact  ur vendor in that case.\n\n  One more probability is perhaps u need to change the DATA cable of your CD ROM as many a times  due to incapability os the CD ROM to read the disc the particular message comes.. \n\n\n  Dont worry it will be ok and I am sure it will be if u follow the above instructions.....Let me know it worked or not...
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You ought to set your autorun value to zero on your cd rom... otherwise the computer content of some cd's will... well, autorun and load programs that can crash your computer or affect your computer in very bad ways.\nOne CD manufacturer got into trouble recently with a lawsuit as I understand it as they were installing RootKit Changes on computers... an innocent person pops a cd in their drive just to play it and then POOF they have a corrupted system file that not only affects their drive of their cd burner, but also gives hackers something to work with.\nAlso, don't ever download games, videos or players that come "free" with a cd or dvd... do you really think they are giving you free stuff? \nAt this point you might want to reformat your harddrive and reinstall all your software. And be more careful next time.
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look out for driver errors...\ngo to My computer \nSelect your DVD drive\nClick the right button\nSelect properties\ngo to folder Hardware\nclick trobleshooting\nclick autocorrect
924457
Hi there...when you insert a DVD/CD into the drive it will make a series of clicks and whine noises during loading.  These are quite normal.  It will also make a similar sound when ejecting discs as well.
138349
if its the game then get a no cd crack ( i will let you search for that since half the time you will end up getting spy ware  / viruses doing that ) the best alternative is to use virtual cd or something like this :\n\nhttp://www.virtualcd-online.com/\n\nDo a google search you will find lots of alternatives :) ;) ;)
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there could be somthing wrong with the opening mechanizim... there should be a hole located in the CD drive... place a pin in this and it should open!
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In the control panel, open the system icon.  Click the "hardware" tab and select advanced or the "device manager"  double click the CD-ROM icon, then double click the CD-ROM in question.  On the properties tab select "AUTO INSERT NOTIFICATION"
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Try cleaning it with special CD Rom cleaning kits.  They are a CD that you insert and just push play.  This fixes my CD problems most of the time.  If this does not work take it to a technician.
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Are you running XP?\n\nWhen you put a disk in it should display a pop-up of options. Choose 'Play CD' and check the box at the bottom for 'Always do this'.\n\n///
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You need to make the CD a bootable disk. Make sure it is still set to boot the CD rom drive before it boots anything else. You might need to start in MS Prompt mode and just manually initialize setup.\n\nIm assuming youre trying to make a restore disk with your operating system?\n\nGo to this site:\nhttp://www.tech-forums.net/computer_articles/restore/restore-disk.php\n\nIt basically gives you step by step directions.
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Try rebooting your workstation first. Go to Add/Remove programs and look for your Create CD program and remove that way.  Netzero software should not interfere with CD writing programs.
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If the drive is old, it could be that it is broken.  A different laser is used for CDs and DVDs, so this is an indicator that the drive could be broken.  To double check, insert a computer CD (not dvd).  If this is read, you have a software configuration problem.  If it is not read, I think you have a dodgy cd/dvd drive
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Yea, either add/remove programs, or an uninstall link in the program group, OR if all fails find the folder on the hard drive and delete it. Then reinstall. \n\nOh, also: maybe insert the CD. Some programs have an uninstall link on the autorun of the CD.
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Only thing I know is it may be a bad cd-r disk. I've had that problem. If you've tried multiple disks, I don't known what to tell you. Hope this helps!
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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...!
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Check disk or any other kind of program uses the os for reading data from the disk and "please insert disk " message is coming just because of either window can't identify u r disk because it is corrupted or because proper drivers for usb disk is not loaded(there is no need for a driver software for usb drives if u are using win XP+service pack 2 since it automatically identifies the disk as another removable storage).I think u r problem will be related to corruption of disk due to static charge or something since u were loosing data for aperiod of time and then it became inaccessible.
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#1 it might be too old.  some programs will throw this error when they were made for dos or windows 3.1\n\n#2 it might be corrupt\n\n#3 Some old anti-piracy mesures have this problem. Try going to the companies website and looking for updates\n\n*oops just noticed you only have the problem with DVD games.\n\nI am almost certain it is something to do with anti piracy mesures.\n\nProbably stupid starforce... its always going awry... Welcome to the world where legidiment users get punished much harder than the thieves that just use a crack and never have a bit of trouble.