if you close out windows media player when it comes up and then go into my computer and click on the drive for the player, what happens then. does it still bring up windows media player or does it list the files on the disc?
I inserted a new disc (TDK CD-R80) and it brought up WMP apparently assuming I was going to burn an audio CD. I closed out WMP and, using the native Windows CD-burning programme, I copied a couple of folders of jpgs (about 400MB in all). It made a terrible noise burning them, but ejected the disc saying it had finished with no problems.
I reinserted this disc to check and it simply whirred and spun very noisily, clicking loudly and showing a green light.. I tried another disc and the same thing happened. Though once it brought up Windows Media Player (or perhaps I inserted the disc while WMP was running, I tried so many things!). But it couldn't read the picture files: it showed blocks of colour and line, the picture was irretrievable.
I reinserted the disc another time and it crashed My Computer completely (ie it couldn't read the files and got very confused). I ejected the disk and my desktop reappeared.
I inserted a new disc and it brought up WMP.
I inserted an audio disc I'd recorded a few months ago and it worked perfectly.
sounds to me like the drive is going south. a drive shouldn't be making any noise whatsoever except the normal spinning sound. it thinks you have a blank disc when you try to play a movie or see pics, that's why it thinks you want to burn something. it's easier for a drive to play music, it's a lot harder for it to play movies or see pics. i'd probably take the drive out first and look at the connections on the drive and in the computer to see if there is anything on the contacts. if they look clean then i'd replace the drive. do you have an external drive that you can play movies on or see pics? if not, can you maybe borrow one? if windows media works with an external drive then i would say that it is definitely a hardware problem and i'd replace the drive.
topmahof
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June 28th, 2010 09:00
if you close out windows media player when it comes up and then go into my computer and click on the drive for the player, what happens then. does it still bring up windows media player or does it list the files on the disc?
ElviraKate
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July 2nd, 2010 16:00
I inserted a new disc (TDK CD-R80) and it brought up WMP apparently assuming I was going to burn an audio CD. I closed out WMP and, using the native Windows CD-burning programme, I copied a couple of folders of jpgs (about 400MB in all). It made a terrible noise burning them, but ejected the disc saying it had finished with no problems.
I reinserted this disc to check and it simply whirred and spun very noisily, clicking loudly and showing a green light.. I tried another disc and the same thing happened. Though once it brought up Windows Media Player (or perhaps I inserted the disc while WMP was running, I tried so many things!). But it couldn't read the picture files: it showed blocks of colour and line, the picture was irretrievable.
I reinserted the disc another time and it crashed My Computer completely (ie it couldn't read the files and got very confused). I ejected the disk and my desktop reappeared.
I inserted a new disc and it brought up WMP.
I inserted an audio disc I'd recorded a few months ago and it worked perfectly.
Is it hardware or software?
topmahof
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July 2nd, 2010 20:00
sounds to me like the drive is going south. a drive shouldn't be making any noise whatsoever except the normal spinning sound. it thinks you have a blank disc when you try to play a movie or see pics, that's why it thinks you want to burn something. it's easier for a drive to play music, it's a lot harder for it to play movies or see pics. i'd probably take the drive out first and look at the connections on the drive and in the computer to see if there is anything on the contacts. if they look clean then i'd replace the drive. do you have an external drive that you can play movies on or see pics? if not, can you maybe borrow one? if windows media works with an external drive then i would say that it is definitely a hardware problem and i'd replace the drive.