Hi Mike:

Able to boot to DOS. Chose option with CD support and a drive letter was
assigned to my CD drive. Using the DOS command C:\WINDOWS DIR was able to
get a listing of content of that folder. Similarly able to get a list of
content of A:\DIR - a breakdown of files on floppy boot disc. But - could
not get any info from E:\DIR. Only an error message. Previously recorded
info was on a CDRW in that drive and I also tried a cd disc with previously
recorded data - also got error notice.
Does this mean more likely problem is with the drive as opposed to Operating
System?

thanks again.
Barry

"Mike M" wrote in message
...
Has registry cleaner somehow screwed up communication between drive
and system - ?

Quite possibly but equally possible is that the drive has simply failed,
not uncommon for a machine running Win Me which might suggest a drive that
is 5 or more years old.

If you boot to DOS using a Win Me boot floppy is the drive detected and
can you "see" the contents of a data disk such as a Win Me install disk
when using the DOS DIR command?
--
Mike Maltby



bardot861 wrote:

hello all:

Recently running into probem with cdrw drive. It is not recognizing
any of recorded / or even fresh cdrw discs. Only response upon
insertion of any disc and attempt is made to access contents:
"please insert disc" etc.

Recently I have begun using CC Cleaner to clean out invalid reg
entries and other stuff. Have run regscan with no errors showing.
Have been using Roxio Easy CD Creator - reinstalled same. Also tried
removing cdrw drive in Device Mgr - but after deleting drive and
re-starting windows there is no notice of new hardware found when
re-booting.

Has registry cleaner somehow screwed up communication between drive
and system - ?
Is it just a drive failure? Drive opens /function light is amber -
accepts cdrw disc / light goes grn hear a whir - then goes dark and
although drive is again present in device mgr - it does not read any
disc.

Help?
I do have an older Plextor cdrw and thinking of installing ?
Suggestions?
Thnx.
Barry