I have used high end CD-ROM cleaners that can be purchased at any CD audio
store. I have seen one email of the last few years that said that this is
not recommended but did not say why. I say high end since they come in
various decrease of stiffness on the brushes the do the actual cleaning
(similar to a toothbrush).

Daniel Wysocki
Twin*.*Star Computers
770-498-2582 / 800-816-0663
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From: Roxanne Pierce <[log in to unmask]>


>A friend of mine has her computer in a dusty, even dirty environment. She
>really needs to clean her CD-ROM drive on a regular basis, as she already
>does her floppy drive. What I don't know is what method is a good method of
>cleaning the CD-ROM drive but won't harm the drive at all.

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