WE Branch Fanatic,
If you are running WinXP, all Optical Drives are native to the OS, so no Drivers needed.
I think the hint you gave about the Drive playing DVDs but will not play CDs means the laser that reads the CDs is damaged and the DVD Laser still works. (They run on two different mechanisms.)
I would just get a new Drive.
Now what try of Drive is it?
- DVD-ROM Drive
- DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive
- DVD+/-RW
Take Care,
Richard