I'm using windows XP and my CD Drive is acting up. It will only read half the CDs I put into it, I thought it might be that it wouldn't read new CDs but it will read LCD Soundsystem's new one, but not Feist's for example, plus it will read Oz Season 3 disk 1, but not disk 2. Also it will read the Football Manager 2008 disk randomly, it will at times, but not at others. I've been downloading a few things from microsoft to try and solve the problem but none work, and I've scanned the computer with Norton incase it was a virus affecting the drive but it isn't. Anyone with any idea what might be causing this?
EDIT: Make that CD Drive
Last edited by jebus; 15/02/2008 at 8:25 PM.
Uninstall Norton. Replace with Clamwin.
Norton is a buggy piece of sh*y which is probably picking up some of the anti-piracy software on the CDs as being viruses. Technically, they are, and Sony got in a lot of trouble for putting a rootkit (the worst kind of virus, one that hides itself) on some of its CDs, but if you're going to keep using windows you'll need to ignore this anti-piracy software rather than have norton blocking it.
Your Chairperson,
Gavin
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cheers gavin, might try clamwin
you can always hang onto your norton license key, assuming you've bought it. they have an awful habit of telling people they need to buy another license if they lose the existing ones.
I fix a lot of people's computers when they get overrun with viruses and spyware, and in many cases the person has rang norton and norton's solution is always to spend another €80 for another package. Scam of the highest order.
ClamWin is based on Clam, the anti-virus of choice for linux mail servers.
Your Chairperson,
Gavin
Membership Advisory Board
"Ex Bardus , Vicis"
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