Nick,
 Have you tried a system restore?
This should restore registry and drivers to a former working date.
It's worth a try.
HTH,
Hal Seabolt

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From: Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nick Northall
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 3:42 AM
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Subject: [PCBUILD] DVD Drive Will No Longer Read CDs

Hi All,

I recently purchased a new PC running Windows Vista. It has an LG DVD burner
drive. After 2 weeks it suddenly stopped reading CDs but will still read
DVDs. The advice from the manufacturer is to clear the hard disk and
reinstall. This has also been suggested by a local PC shop as apparently the
registry can get corrupted (?). Something to do with Windows losing the
drivers apparently. Has anyone experienced this ? Anyone got a simpler
solution ?

Kind Regards

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