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Hardware => Drivers => Topic started by: runninbare on October 11, 2012, 08:43:30 AM

Title: Pc recognizes & plays music cds, but reads empty on data cds Windows 7
Post by: runninbare on October 11, 2012, 08:43:30 AM

The pc whirs & loads the cd, gives title on Windows Media, but wont play it, tried different ones.
The driver listed on pc is lite-on DVDRW SHW-16358 under devices.
Ran Windows Update & Security, no errors messages appear. Any ideas?

Title: Re: Pc recognizes & plays music cds, but reads empty on data cds Windows 7
Post by: patio on October 11, 2012, 08:48:02 AM

Where were these music CD's burned with ? ?
Were they finalised ? ?...if not they will show blank.

Title: Re: Pc recognizes & plays music cds, but reads empty on data cds Windows 7
Post by: runninbare on October 11, 2012, 08:58:17 AM

It will play any manufactured cd or one that was burned, but not a data cd, for example, an HP printer install cd, or any non music cd.

Title: Re: Pc recognizes & plays music cds, but reads empty on data cds Windows 7
Post by: patio on October 11, 2012, 11:08:50 AM

Try opening data cd's from Windows Explorer instead...or

My computer...what happens ??

Title: Re: Pc recognizes & plays music cds, but reads empty on data cds Windows 7
Post by: runninbare on October 11, 2012, 05:01:34 PM

still nothing