i ran the microsoft autofix on the drive and this is what it says
can anybody decipher it ?
AutoFix [V5.2.3790.67]
Time [2006-04-12 14:21:11]
Microsoft Windows Version [5.1 (Service Pack 2) <2600>]
Test [The Shell Hardware Detection service is running.] - Instance [N/A]:
Result [AutoStart...
OK, did you change your media brand (Imation, Verbatim, Memorex, etc)?
It doesn't make sense that it would "sometimes" read the disc except for three reasons:
1) the quality of the disc is poor, or not good enough to work 100% of the time
2) the way the disc was burned has changed (for...
cdogg (TechnicalUser) 12 Apr 06 9:07
Did it read them fine before the format and reinstall of Windows?
You shouldn't have to upgrade the firmware in the drive if it worked in the past. Also, you say that sometimes it reads them, sometimes it doesn't. Does it stop reading the "same" disc...
franklin97355 (TechnicalUser) 11 Apr 06 20:40
Make sure you are using the latest drivers for your drive.
did the update driver and it say si am using the latest drive available
i recently reformated my computer
i have windows xp pro service pak2
all of my old dvd's i burned previous to the reformat are still recogonized in windows expored and my the cd/dvd rom drive
since the reformat any new dvds i have burned
(all previous and now from iso image)
the cd/dvd rom...
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