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Cleaning CD rom

16 years ago

I posted in August 7th "CD Rom not reading CDs" I am still unable to use CD's. I would like to try to clean the CD Rom drive to see if this could help. What is the best method (and safest) for cleaning the drive and the lens. Any and all help will be greatly appreciated.

Here is a link that might be useful: CD Rom not reading CDs

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owbist
16 years ago
XP does not understand a DVD as DVDs were not invented when XP came on the market. So you are using third party software to play those. Perhaps you need to reset your file associations so you CDs are pointed to this same third party program.

Go here to see how to set your file associations.

What program are you using to play the DVDs?

As a last resort I included a link below to new DVD player/burners. These are very easy to install if you fail to overcome this issue.

Here is a link that might be useful: DVD burners around $20 and up
DA_Mccoy
16 years ago
Not important, but just a very minor correction so as not to confuse those that are learning. DVDs were in use prior to XP. My HP system with Win 98 used them in a dual drive, CD/DVD, but in a read-only status whether it be for watching or downloading an application. Burning was CD only with an add-on burner for that particular system.

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Original Author
16 years ago
My DVD's open in Windows Media Center. The DVD/CD Rom played and copied both CD's and DVD's. I have used it for several years and had not had a problem with it until 3 months ago. How do I figure out which file association it is using and what I could change it to.

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