Re: can't read contents of cd

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Tue, 5 Jun 2007 08:54:01 -0700 from ie7 frustrated
<ie7frustrated@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
On my laptop(Toshiba, windows xp sp2) I can read a cd, all of the 662 mpg
files but 14 files wouldn't copy to hard disk. On my 1 desktop I can copy all
the files, write them to a new cd and then copy them all to the laptop. On a
2nd desktop it show me 0 files 0bytes when I insert the cd. On all 3 pcs I
can read and write any other cd. Any helpfull ideas please

You've done some good detective work. It looks like there's a problem
with this CD. Some PCs are better than others at recovering from
errors, which explains the different performance from your three
machines.

Since all three read other CDs without a problem, you've ruled out a
problem with your CD drives.

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/
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