problem playing cd's on my tower

10 years ago

I can listen to the music from my cloud Amazon etc but when I put a CD in my tower it doesn't play. I know this must be some simple solution but I'm depending on the forum to help. Thanks!

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kudzu9
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
There may not be a simple solution. It could be a number of things, including mechanical failure. I assume you have tried more than one music CD...correct? Do you here any normal spinning sounds when you first load a disc? If you go into Windows Explorer, what is the description for the disc in that drive? Have you gone into Device Manager to see if there are any yellow warning flags for that drive?
Elmer J Fudd
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
Hold on before checking settings.

What PROGRAM have you tried to play the CD with? Windows Media Player, Itunes, or ? Start one of those, aim it toward the CD. Then what happens?

It's not always the case that inserting a CD starts a program to play it. Sometimes there's an association to do that, and sometimes that gets changed inadvertantly.
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User
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
Does the Drive Show up in Windows Explorer? If not there is a Registry fix I can Post. I haven't seen it for a while, but I called it the Disappearing CD/DVD ROM. If the Drive DOES Show up in Windows Explorer, it may be one of the things Kudzu9 or Snidely posted.
dahlia6
Original Author
10 years ago
All I did was click WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER on my Programs and my Buddy Holly CD IS PLAYING.Wow! Thank you! I don't have Windows Explorer on my list.
User
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
Windows Explorer is sometimes referred to as My Computer, File Explorer, Computer, etc... It's just a was to check on the Drives, Folders, Files, etc... that are in your computer. It may look something like the Picture below (this is Windows 10 File Explorer):
dahlia6
Original Author
10 years ago
I am fortunate to have a wonderful computer guy in Fairfield PA that I call on for assistance , house call , or cleaning etc. Otherwise I depend on Computer Help Forum. They always are helpful too.
Elmer J Fudd
10 years ago
I'm glad I was able to help. It's always good to start slowly with
problem solving steps. Exploration of registry entries or dealing with the
Device Manager are tasks that the average user should NEVER need to do.

I'm
especially glad I was able to help you listen to Buddy Holly. I was a
little kid when he was popular (and then tragically killed) but I love
his songs and like you, I still listen to him with some regularity.
User
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
My suggestion was just something else easy to Check. Making sure the CD/DVD ROM showed up in Windows Explorer! I wasn't really suggesting a Editing the Registry unless the CD/DVD ROM was missing. It was a pretty big problem in Windows XP and Vista. I haven't really heard of it being a problem in Windows 7, 8, 8.1 or 10, but that doesn't mean that it's not a problem.

I will agree with you Snidely when you say to check the easiest things first. You and Kudzu9 had already given a few good places to start! I'm glad it was an easy fix like Clicking Play on Windows Media Player! Great job Snidely!