Re: CD/DVD Drive Problem

From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 10/19/04 

Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 01:15:07 -0500

Old and common issue/bug within XP. Suggestions:

Open My Computer, right click on the CD Rom in question,
Properties/Hardware/Properties/Volumes/Populate.

Other than that, this problem can occur if you are using Folder view in
Windows Explorer. The view may not be automatically refreshed in Folder view
in Windows Explorer.

To work around this problem, use either of the following methods:

Manually refresh Windows Explorer by pressing F5 or by clicking Refresh on
the View menu in Windows Explorer. And/or Do not use Folder view in Windows
Explorer.

Incorrect Contents Are Displayed in Windows Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q314939

How to Troubleshoot Issues with Reading CD, CD-R, CD-RW, and DVD Discs
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q321641

You Cannot View the Files on a Disc After You Replace a CD-R or CD-RW Drive
with a DVD or CD-ROM Drive
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q311455

CD's Recorded in Windows XP Is Missing Files or Folders, or Is Unreadable
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q309691 

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All the Best,
Kelly
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"Cyclops" <Cyclops@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:D4122DDE-0A89-4DF6-9041-24281D846746@microsoft.com...
> Hi, I've been having this problem with my computer for a while where
> everytime I take out a disc or put in a new disc into my optical drives, 
> the
> information is still showing up as my old one. For Example, if there was 
> no
> disc in the drive and I put in a data disc that has a title name "TEST", 
> the
> drive icon will not change to show that "TEST" is in the drive, it will
> always remain as what it was when I booted up my computer.
>
> Optical Drives:
> 16x DVD
> 52x LG CDRW
> 8x NEC 2500A DVDRW
>
> If this helps:
> AMD Athlon 2500+
> Asus A7V8X-X
> 512MB PC2700
> 120Gig Hard drive.
>
> Thanks.

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