Amanda,

Does the drive that you used to make the disks read them? The reading
problem with the CD-ROM drive (D:) is age. Most optical drives of recent
years are multiread drives. See the following links for more information:

OSTA Multiread Specifications:
http://www.osta.org/specs/multiread.htm

How to Troubleshoot Issues with Reading CD, CD-R, CD-RW, and DVD Discs:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q321641

The type of Internet connection you use is not related to this problem.

Sven Swanson, Sr.

----- Original Message -----
From: "amanda jones" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 11:30 PM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Having trouble with D drive!! Disk is stuck! /
Indicator light


I actually got the d drive to work.  And yes, the indicator light does come
on. But one thing that puzzles me, sometimes when I put in a disk, one that
I have made, with pictures or whatever, it will not read it, and will run
and not stop until I shut the whole computer down. It won't even let me open
it.  And my computer is really old, a compac deskpro with windows 98.
Recently had it wiped and reinstalled. It does okay, but with dial up it's
hard for me to tell whether or not any problem I have is the computer or the
dial up. Of course the d drive wouldn't be related to the internet...

Well I hope that your problem is "unburied" from the archives and a solution
is found! Surely someone out there can help you!

Amanda

Robert Citkowitz <[log in to unmask]> wrote: < Does the indicator
light come on or flash for a few seconds when you start the computer? >

My case is tucked away, and I would love to have an indicator light icon on
the screen - as I used to have in the good old days, thanks to some
forgotten applet.

Does anyone know of any (I've asked in the past, but got no responses.)

Rob

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