Re: Drive not picking up CD name

Hi Dave,

Common and old issue within XP, sorry to say. Some info here:

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

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com


"David French" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23xvXmElWFHA.2520@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I have a computer that is running XP SP2 firewall off.
>
> When I insert a disk this computer will not display the CD 'name' in the
> Windows Explorer.
> I take the same disk and put it in another computer running XP SP2
> firewall off and it DOES display the CD's name.
>
> This problem may seem small but it appears to be causing a problem with a
> particular APP that needs the CD name in order to continue with an
> inserted disk.
>
> Anyone have any idea what is going on here and how to fix it??
>
> Dave French
>


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