Greetings Joe and list-- > Hi Joe, > > Thanx for the reply. ran scan as suggested and did not return any viruses. i > use norton and mc afee. now it doesn't allow me to burn cd with new cd/r > drive. thanx again > > stephen r stanfield > > -------Original Message------- > > From: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List > Date: 04/20/04 09:39:00 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] non-functioning cd and floppy > > Hi, > > Did you check for virus or Trojans? Even if you have something > installed on your system, you may want to try a different one. Try > www.housecall.antivirus.com and do an on line scan. > > I find when something working well, just stops and a new replacement > gives the same result it is a virus issue. > > Thanks and have a Great Day! > > Joe Lore > ======================== > i have a AMD Athlon XP 2100+, 1.024 GB memory, 40 GB HD. i was using > floppy to backup data daily for small program. floppy quit working, > "windows unable to read disk", purchased new one and same problem. > started saving data to cd, it shows it burns to disk, but will not read > disk or install programs from any disk. purchased new Samsung CD-R/RW > 252F, same error message as with floppy. also replaced cables and > checked connections. could this be motherboard problem? windows tips and > solutions no help. any suggestions? --------------------- This does begin to sound like a motherboard problem, but you do need to be certain about your data cables. If they are 'known good', another tip I have seen with respect to Windows XP and CD-RW drives is that if you use software such as Roxio EasyCD Creator/Direct CD or Ahead Nero Burning ROM, you should right click the icon for the burner, go to the properties pages, and uncheck use to write CDs (or whatever the wording is). This way Windows and the preferred burning software won't "fight over" the burning task. I have run into problems with Windows XP doing a really bad job of handling data burning tasks on an HP Pavilion, a Gateway E series, and a home-built computer. It is my opinion that burning CDs is best done with software dedicated to that purpose, rather than allowing Windows to do so using the Roxio-licensed OS feature. In all of the above examples, Windows would either write to the RW one time, fail to recognize good disks, indicate a given disk was bad or unusable, or only write some of the total amount to be copied (taking an inordinately long time to do so). Using software (Nero) installed thereafter, some disks previously indicated as bad were entirely usable, and have been ever since. This is with the same CD-RW hardware. HTH, Paul A. Shippert ----------------------------------- and I'm hovering like a fly waiting for the windshield on the freeway." Genesis ----------------------------------- Do you want to signoff PCBUILD or just change to Digest mode - visit our web site: http://freepctech.com/pcbuild.shtml