My first guess would be that some software is causing your computer to crash 
when it tries to read the CD.  You probably have the default setting for 
Startup and Recovery set, which is to automatically restart in the case of a 
system failure.

(For Windows XP) Right click on My Computer, select Properties, and then the 
Advanced tab.  Select Settings for Startup and Recovery, and uncheck 
Automatically restart.  Now, when you place a CD in you computer, you should 
get a blue screen with some information about what is crashing.  This may be 
helpful in tracking down the corrupt program.

John Sproule

----------- Original Message Below -----------
Date:    Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:47:24 -0400
From:    Darrell <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: cd drive shuts down computer

every time I put a disk in my cd/rw drive it restarts the computer. I hav=
e changed cd drives but it continues. What could be the problem?

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