Un-readable CD-RW
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Un-readable CD-RW
Hope someone out there will be able to help with this...
I have a CD-RW which has a mixture of photographs and word files on it. It was burnt using Nero 6, my PC has been reformatted since the disc was created, and now I can't retrieve the data.
Any ideas...anyone??????
Help!!!!
Thanks in advance
FC
I have a CD-RW which has a mixture of photographs and word files on it. It was burnt using Nero 6, my PC has been reformatted since the disc was created, and now I can't retrieve the data.
Any ideas...anyone??????
Help!!!!
Thanks in advance
FC
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FoxCharlie - 3 questions and THEN someone MAY be able to help:-
1) What is your OS?
2) What do you mean by 'PC re-formatted'?
3) Can you read or even 'see' the CDRom drive (with a different CD)?
1) What is your OS?
2) What do you mean by 'PC re-formatted'?
3) Can you read or even 'see' the CDRom drive (with a different CD)?
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Answers to your questions...
My PC was completely wiped clean and windows etc re-loaded.
My OS is XP professional edition
erm not quite sure what you mean by your third question..
When i put the disc in question in to my machine, it seems to be trying to read the data on there, but then stops.
I have used the drive to read other discs without a problem so I know it isn't the CDrom drive at fault.
Thanks
FC
My PC was completely wiped clean and windows etc re-loaded.
My OS is XP professional edition
erm not quite sure what you mean by your third question..
When i put the disc in question in to my machine, it seems to be trying to read the data on there, but then stops.
I have used the drive to read other discs without a problem so I know it isn't the CDrom drive at fault.
Thanks
FC
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FoxCharlie,
Question #3 is asking whether your CD Drive shows up in your Windows Explorer and if you put another CD in the drive, you can see it.
Also, try another CD-RW (same brand, etc. if you have) into the CD Drive and see if it is recognized or not.
Take Care,
Richard
Question #3 is asking whether your CD Drive shows up in your Windows Explorer and if you put another CD in the drive, you can see it.
Also, try another CD-RW (same brand, etc. if you have) into the CD Drive and see if it is recognized or not.
Take Care,
Richard
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The CD-rom can be seen on windows explorer... Other discs work fine.
Another disc was burnt at the same time as the one in question, that one is fine, and I have copied that data from that disc with no problems at all.
The disc in question can't be read by any machine that I have tried it in, (a friends and my work computer).
Thanks for your answers so far...
FC
Another disc was burnt at the same time as the one in question, that one is fine, and I have copied that data from that disc with no problems at all.
The disc in question can't be read by any machine that I have tried it in, (a friends and my work computer).
Thanks for your answers so far...
FC
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FoxCharlie,
I guess it is possible that the CD was damaged or since it was a CD-RW and not a CD-R, it could have been reformatted.
I would try installing the same program you used to encode it, since it might have an ASPI Driver needed to read it. (Just a guess.)
Did you use Encryption on the CD?
Take Care,
Richard
I guess it is possible that the CD was damaged or since it was a CD-RW and not a CD-R, it could have been reformatted.
I would try installing the same program you used to encode it, since it might have an ASPI Driver needed to read it. (Just a guess.)
Did you use Encryption on the CD?
Take Care,
Richard
