Stranger things have happened than a drive failing at the same time you do
an update.
But since Vista is on a DVD, you don't know for sure that the CD read head
was working...
I believe even WalMart has a CD/DVD RW for as little as $39.
"SPL" <> wrote in message
news:2B0B77C6-54D4-4AF0-AC49-...
> Thanks, i will try that. I should have mentioned it was working with XP
>
> "Not Me" wrote:
>
>> The CVD and DVD use different read heads.
>> It is possible the CD head is dirty or damaged and the DVD head is
>> working.
>> I would run a CD cleaner disk & see if it helps.
>>
>> "SPL" <> wrote in message
>> news:5B48BC9D-01A4-4BE9-8BF6-...
>> >I have installed Vista recently. My combo drive will read/run DVD's
>> >fine, I
>> > can display the content in computer(explorer) when i insert a CD audio
>> > or
>> > data drive does not display CD or run.
>> > If i double click the D: drive when CD is in the drive, the DVD burner
>> > opens
>> >
>> > Any solution for this issue? Thanks
>>
>>
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