more black clouds!!

[carrbowl]

OMG...I hope that within a couple weeks...I am soooo done with the computer black cloud stuff!! I sent the Dell back and am back on the laptop. It appears the cd drive isn't working any more. Insert any cd, no sounds, no nothing. So I insert a cd into the kids desktop...nothing. ????? Put in a photo cd, and it shows the photos. The cds I'm trying to look at are Graphic Authority cds. It wouldn't read my Photoshop cd either.

Both computers are very low on memory...could this be an issue? I would really just like to transfer the files to a hard drive, but I can't get either computer to even show what files are on the cd....just plain wierd....

[carrbowl]

u;mm.... the kids say the computer doesn't read pdf files...could that keep it from just reading the files of the disc?

[danchez]

do you have the latest adobe reader installed?

[Rson]

Is your CD corrupted?

[thaddeussmith]

the first thing that pops into my mind is whether or not you have strictly a CD drive or a CD/DVD drive ..most likely that photo CD is exactly that - a CD, and that the others are DVD's.

[texkam]

the first thing that pops into my mind is whether or not you have strictly a cd drive or a cd/dvd drive ..most likely that photo cd is exactly that - a cd, and that the others are dvd's.

+1

[carrbowl]

and the winner is!!!!!

Originally Posted by thaddeussmith

the first thing that pops into my mind is whether or not you have strictly a CD drive or a CD/DVD drive ..most likely that photo CD is exactly that - a CD, and that the others are DVD's.

didn't even think about that!!! thank you!!!

[thaddeussmith]

cool :)

[digitalshooter]

can you explore the cd via my computer and accessing the drive there? if yes could be that autorun is disabled.

[carrbowl]

Originally Posted by digitalshooter

can you explore the cd via my computer and accessing the drive there? if yes could be that autorun is disabled.

nope...doesn't show anything...already was hoping for that!!

Rich is building me a new computer this week...I am hoping all these issues will be a thing of the past!!!!

[Charles Putnam]

Two words....MacBook Pro

[carrbowl]

Charles, you live too close...I'd have to steal it to get one...better be careful!!!!!!

[Charles Putnam]

Great...and our "guard" dogs are easily bribed with food. There is also the iMac. Excellent, lower priced alternative.

[Rson]

Originally Posted by Charles Putnam

Two words....MacBook Pro

2 more words, Bend over.

As in bend over on price for a PC with a different OS. But still, changing OS wouldn't fix her issue.

Mail me the CD.

[Charles Putnam]

True, but Renae has had major computer issues over the past few months. Some self-inflicted, some caused by others. Just sounds like it might be a good time to start afresh.