Vista Won't Read CDs

"Carole" <Socani@whoknows.org> wrote in message news:95EEA583-7B80-4F7E-A9EC-BF930CADD9BD@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
>I have a lot of misc. cds that a friend who passed away made. They are pics
> & music mostly. Some slide shows too but I can't get them to open anywhere.
> I told his wife I'd go through them but impossible if my computer won't read
> them. I believe most of them were made on XP and I have Vista. Called
> Gateway but they didn't know. I tried a couple on an HP with XP and they all
> were read. Does anyone know if this is a Vista problem or is it my computer?
> My warranty is up in May so I'm hoping if it's the computer I'll have time
> to get it fixed under warranty.
>
> Many Thanks
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This is not a Vista vs XP issue.
If you cannot read anything off these CD then it is either;
1: Your CD drive is defective. Can you read any other CD's in your drive? If not have the drive replaced. If so, the
2: The originator of the CD's may not have closed the CD so that they can be read on "any other computer" if which case you have to go back to the computer they were burned on and set them up to be "closed". Nero InCD and Roxio software could be set to leave the disk open.

 

On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:55:15 -0800, FABonW7b1X64 wrote:
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> measekite wrote:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:17:41 -0800, measekite.monkey wrote:
>> <!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>>> "Ray Luca" <rayluca@mmann.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:3q76q49voat5v0rp3t45hll75evced1v17@4ax.com...
>>>> "Dusko Savatovic" <nospam.savatovic@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Recordable CD's (at least some of them) are known to be forgetful and to
>>>>> be
>>>>> loosing data unexpectedly.
>>>> Oh, MAN! There's nothing more annoying than having loose data.
>>> Unless it's a loose wife!<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>>
>> You will never have to worry about that. You could not get one. How
>> about incest with Frank.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> hehehe...now you're really upset huh?
> Hahaha...you don't even know the meaning of the "incest" do you?
> Let me explain...incest is you fukkin and be butt-fukked by your grandma
> sheep!...LO/!
> I loe watuch you get your stupid fascist, athesit bigoted piggy ass
> kicked in herre by everyone.
> You are a real loser!<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

They are all laughing at you. This is Comedy Central. You are a joke.

 

Re: who is this moron measher-****-head...?

at least he had an answer instead of a diatribe.
go look in the mirror to see the mentally defective troll.

"FABonW7b1X64" <fb@nodun.cmm> wrote in message
news:49a35492$1@news.x-privat.org...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Who is this MS hating lying linux troll who keeps posting in this Vista
> general ng and uses the name "measher-****-head"?
> He doesn't have Vista cause he's financially broke and he hates MS.
> He is a lying linux troll.
>
> measher-****-head, aren't you the same fruitcake loser who was changing
> everyone's post who disagreed with you at the printer ng? That was you
> wasn't it, remember?
> We all complained to your ISP and you eventually stopped doing it!
>
> Also are you the stupid idiot who capitalized each and every word in ever
> post at the printer ng until we all complained once again to your ISP?
> Remember?
>
> Also are you not the same moron who used to post in HTML even thought
> everyone in all of the ng's you're in has complained about it and told you
> to stop doing it?
> Remember
>
> Are you not the jerk who did all of that? You were weren't you!
>
> Are you really as dense and as stupid and ignorant and as dumb as you seem
> to be?
> Are you?
> You are aren't you!
>
> And aren't you a declared austrian fascist, an atheist and a bigot?
> You did proclaim to be all of those didn't you?
>
> Take my advice measher-****-head, get lost and don't ever come back you
> loser!
>
> Want to know more about this idiot moron big mouthed loser who thinks he
> knows something about ink, printers and paper when all he is, is a poser!
> Go here:
>
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Re: who is this moron measher-****-head...?

On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:44:00 -0700, Not Even Me wrote:
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> at least he had an answer instead of a diatribe.
> go look in the mirror to see the mentally defective troll.
>
> "FABonW7b1X64" <fb@nodun.cmm> wrote in message
> news:49a35492$1@news.x-privat.org...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> Who is this MS hating lying linux troll who keeps posting in this Vista
>> general ng and uses the name "measher-****-head"?
>> He doesn't have Vista cause he's financially broke and he hates MS.
>> He is a lying linux troll.
>>
>> measher-****-head, aren't you the same fruitcake loser who was changing
>> everyone's post who disagreed with you at the printer ng? That was you
>> wasn't it, remember?
>> We all complained to your ISP and you eventually stopped doing it!
>>
>> Also are you the stupid idiot who capitalized each and every word in ever
>> post at the printer ng until we all complained once again to your ISP?
>> Remember?
>>
>> Also are you not the same moron who used to post in HTML even thought
>> everyone in all of the ng's you're in has complained about it and told you
>> to stop doing it?
>> Remember
>>
>> Are you not the jerk who did all of that? You were weren't you!
>>
>> Are you really as dense and as stupid and ignorant and as dumb as you seem
>> to be?
>> Are you?
>> You are aren't you!
>>
>> And aren't you a declared austrian fascist, an atheist and a bigot?
>> You did proclaim to be all of those didn't you?
>>
>> Take my advice measher-****-head, get lost and don't ever come back you
>> loser!
>>
>> Want to know more about this idiot moron big mouthed loser who thinks he
>> knows something about ink, printers and paper when all he is, is a poser!
>> Go here:
>>
>> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

If everybody answered the fool back like this he would stop. But most
subscribers think he is totally worthless so they have him plonked.

 

Re: who is this moron measher-****-head...?

Who is this MS hating lying linux troll who keeps posting in this Vista
general ng and uses the name "measher-****-head"?
He doesn't have Vista cause he's financially broke and he hates MS.
He is a lying linux troll.

measher-****-head, aren't you the same fruitcake loser who was changing
everyone's post who disagreed with you at the printer ng? That was you
wasn't it, remember?
We all complained to your ISP and you eventually stopped doing it!

Also are you the stupid idiot who capitalized each and every word in
ever post at the printer ng until we all complained once again to your ISP?
Remember?

Also are you not the same moron who used to post in HTML even thought
everyone in all of the ng's you're in has complained about it and told
you to stop doing it?
Remember

Are you not the jerk who did all of that? You were weren't you!

Are you really as dense and as stupid and ignorant and as dumb as you
seem to be?
Are you?
You are aren't you!

And aren't you a declared austrian fascist, an atheist and a bigot?
You did proclaim to be all of those didn't you?

Take my advice measher-****-head, get lost and don't ever come back you
loser!

Want to know more about this idiot moron big mouthed loser who thinks he
knows something about ink, printers and paper when all he is, is a poser!
Go here:

 

Carole, I sure wish someone had posted a fix for the problem. I, also, have a Gateway which will read some CDs and not others. All of the CDs made by me.. and some, are original software CDs .. very old... CD format. THEY will read on the Dell XP laptops and my old, old, Compaq laptop.

I do not know what software driver is MISSING from Vista that will acknowledge the CD is even in the drive. It is not the CD, it is Vista and Gateway.

We are picking up a new Acer laptop with Vista on it this afternoon, will be interesting to see if it is Vista or not. We will install Windows 7 later.

Now, I am thinking, I should just copy these old CDs to Iomega external drive and be done with it.

Has ANYONE found the fix?