i have a problem with my computer.. it can't detect blank cds(made by TDK) or any of the cds that i put some of my files on(by imation, both are cd-r), but it can detect other cds. i first thought there might be problem with the cds but before, my computer could detect them but now, all of a sudden it can't.

any help would be appreciated. thanks.

you mean blank cd-r s?

how about written cd-r s?

please post:

your system (i.e.- windows xp, sp2)
your drive
your specific problem (any error messages? when did it start? etc)
all programs dealing with CDs that you have ever had on your computer.

most likely.. you need a new cd-drive... it will solve everything.

i can't detect blank cd-r s or written ones, even though it used to detect them when they were unwritten(the written ones now).

system- windows xp
drive- DVD-CD (E)
problem- it started after i began tried using the TDK cds and afterwards, it couldn't detect TDK or imation cd-r s. and when i try to write things to the cds, it just says to insert a cd even though there's already one it the drive.
programs- the only one i've ever used is microsoft worksuite..

when you have a CD-r in the drive, and you click on it, what does it tell you?

This might be a stupid resolution but...

Try another drive?

^ not everyone has multiple drives.

it shows the drive as empty.

hmmmm...

can you pull out the drive and stick it iin another computer?

see if it works there.