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? PCBUILD maintains hundreds of useful files for download visit our download web page at: http://freepctech.com/downloads.shtml