cd rom problem

[ckch03]

i am just about at the end of my rope with my comp. my os is win 7 32bit home premium. my problem started a few days ago and I really don't know why. I am baffled. autoplay in win 7 will not work with my cd-rw/dvd rom which is a Toshiba sd-r2312. I have been burning cd's and until 3 days ago when I try to put a cd in my rom I cannot view any contents of any cd whether it was made or store bought. when I put in a memory stick I get autoplay no problem but when I put a cd in my rom it goes straight to playing in wmp. try to open a cd to look inside of it nothing all the info I get is track 1 and aside from the number I get 1kb. that's it. now heres what I have tried so far.(DRIVERS AND CD ROM CHECK OUT OK ALL UPDATED DRIVERS)


I thought maybe reinstall windows cuz something messed up somewhere. ok did that still same problem. tried a different cd-rw/dvd rom. still same problem. autoplay will not work. went so far as to dump windows 7 and put windows xp pro on my machine. guess what still even in xp autoplay will not work and cannot view cd's contents. so put win 7 back on my machine all updated to the last update and driver still put a cd in and it goes straight to play and no autoplay option. check registry entries and no foul play there either all is good. I really don't know what to do anymore I cannot stand windows anymore I wish there was another company with better os. to me I would imagine this has got to be a windows OS problem because its not a cd rom device problem. so if anyone can help please let me know.


oh by the way yes I have enough memory also a new hard drive so that is not my problem I think


thankyou, ckch03

 

[CleaverX]

Well it does not sound like an OS issue, since you have reinstalled from scratch twice. And since you have tried a different cd-dvd rom (known to be good I assume). Maybe you have a bad data cable? Also if you have a chance you may want to try a USB external cd-dvd rom, that would settle it.

 

[ckch03]

ok cleaver that sounds bad. is there any way to fix the cable. I have no idea what it is. also I tried usb cd rom and same thing cannot read cd's contents. I can still burn and play but I cannot copy any songs or data from other cd's as I got no information about whats on the disk

 

[needamiracle]

Just a couple of suggestions.
There are millions of fake DVDs on sale in the world - take a few to an IT shop to see
if they are useable there.
Ditto with the DVD drive - it may have become defective - it happens ...
And/or take the PC/Laptop, whatever, to the shop for a cable and general checkup.
good luck

 

[dustyjay]

Depending on the data cable connected to the CD-Rw/DVD Rom IDE or Sata Either should be available for just a few dollars from a computer shop or even maybe Best Buy.

 

[managed]

That Toshiba optical drive is a laptop type so I assume you have a laptop. If so what make and model is it ?

 

[ckch03]

yes the drive is on my laptop and the model of the laptop is nec versa but the thing is I have tried other drives on my laptop same results there is no folder option in autoplay also no disk info or contents. example I put music cd from store bought all I get is track 1 and to the right of that it says 1kb that's it all it says. should give more details than that when you put a cd in. tried Toshiba in another laptop works perfect

 

[CleaverX]

OK let's get back to basics. When you look at the CD contents using Windows Explorer do you see all the music files?

 

[ckch03]

hey cleaver answer to your question is no there is no music files. just when I put cd in rom open it all there is track1--------------------------------------------1kb that's what it looks like hope that helps

 

[ckch03]

this is what looks like for all cd's and dvd's no info

 

[CleaverX]

Please upload one or two screenshots so we can see for ourselves.