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Title: Can't open photo disks
Post by: jlaak5 on March 01, 2009, 07:10:45 PM

Hello all,

I am hoping that someone can help me out.  I am trying to view some photos that I have saved to CD, however I am getting an error message"the CD Rom drive is currently open.  Does anybody know how I can fix this problem so I can view my photos?

Thanks,

Jim

I OS is Windows XP Home SP3

Title: Re: Can't open photo disks
Post by: Broni on March 01, 2009, 08:14:44 PM

Did you try the CD on another computer?

Title: Re: Can't open photo disks
Post by: jlaak5 on March 01, 2009, 08:33:27 PM

Broni,

Yes I did.  I get the same message.  I know the disks work, because I have viewed them in the past.

Title: Re: Can't open photo disks
Post by: Broni on March 01, 2009, 11:20:31 PM

Well, if CD doesn't work on two computers, then there is something wrong with the CD.

Title: Re: Can't open photo disks
Post by: jlaak5 on March 02, 2009, 05:39:44 AM

I have tried several of them..............at least 5.  I can't believe they are all bad

Title: Re: Can't open photo disks
Post by: patio on March 02, 2009, 09:18:27 AM

This may be because the CD's were not finalised when they were burned...
DLoad the FREE edition of IsoBuster which will allow you to view/extract the files for burning over properly...

Title: Re: Can't open photo disks
Post by: jlaak5 on March 02, 2009, 05:18:53 PM

These are the disks that were provided by the company that printed the pictures.  I have viewed the disks several times.

Title: Re: Can't open photo disks
Post by: Broni on March 02, 2009, 06:03:10 PM

You have to realize, that CD don't last forever.
Are you sure about this message: the CD Rom drive is currently open, because I've never seen a message like this before.

Title: Re: Can't open photo disks
Post by: jlaak5 on March 02, 2009, 06:49:31 PM

Broni,

Yes that is the message I am getting.  As far as the disks not lasting forever.......I agree, however; these are only a few months old

Title: Re: Can't open photo disks
Post by: Broni on March 02, 2009, 06:55:28 PM

Try some of these tools: http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/01/24/top-10-free-data-recovery-software/

Title: Re: Can't open photo disks
Post by: jlaak5 on March 02, 2009, 08:49:41 PM

Thanks Broni,

I will give it a look!

Title: Re: Can't open photo disks
Post by: Broni on March 02, 2009, 08:54:36 PM

Let us know...