CD-ROM problems

[Fed]

OK, so if you boot your computer, then put in a disk, windows can't read what's on it.
But if you boot with the disk in, then windows can read what's on it.

Just trying to keep unconfused here. LOL

[uab999]

That is correct.

[Fed]

Thinking for while  
Hoping someone else knows the answer  

[uab999]

Yeah, I hear ya.  I've been thinking about this one for a long time.  It's been going on for quite a while, but it hasn't really been a major problem until I just got some software with several disks, and I can't install it.

[Fed]

This question won't go away until it's solved, that's for sure. This place always has an answer.

[Fed]

BTW, I suppose you've done all the scans & such?
Does anything show in your Event Viewer?

[uab999]

That's good to hear.  There's still hope!

[uab999]

Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean....I've probably done it though!!

[Fed]

Start>Settings>Control Panel>Admin Services>Event Viewer

[uab999]

There are some errors with a source "PerfDisk."  They read

"Unable to read the disk performance information from the system. Disk performance counters must be enabled for at least one physical disk or logical volume in order for these counters to appear. Disk performance counters can be enabled by using the Hardware Device Manager property pages. Status code returned is data DWORD 0."

[uab999]

I'm guessing this means something?

[Fed]

Open your device manager & right click on a 'bad' drive and select properties.
Poke around in there.

[uab999]

Well, I looked around, but I didn't see anything about disk performance counters.  I did, however, click "Populate" under the volumes tab and that allows the disk to be read, but I have to click for every disk that put in, so doesn't solve the problem completely.

[Fed]

I don't have a 'Populate', it must be an XP thing.

[Fed]

12 full pages of stuff here, you're not alone with this.
http://www.duxcw.com/yabbse/index.php?board=5;action=display;threadid=6227
A few appear to have found vaious solutions too.