Many thanks for this. It will take some time to digest and check
everything you suggest.
it was upgraded from Windows 7.
Inadvertently - it just happened. The CDROM is of the vihuela books
and the music CD was newish.
I don't want to take up too much of
anyone's time so I'll try what you suggest and see what happens.
Thanks to others who also replied.
Best
Monica
----Original Message----
From: tiorbin...@gmail.com
Date: 09/05/2016 18:45
To: "mjlhall@tiscali.
co.uk"<mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk>
Subj: Re: [LUTE] Not really a lute
question but...
Hi Monica,
First thing: is this a problem with one CD
or all of them? (Had to ask.) If
it is just one, inspect the surface
(not the label side) with reflected
light and look for oil, finger-
grease, scratches, etc. Inspect the label
side for damage to the inner
circumference of the metal layer: that's where
the 'table of contents'
resides, and if it is damaged, the CD might not be
recognized.
A
couple of needed questions:
Did you buy this computer with windows 10
on it, or is this an upgrade?
Did the computer come with a CD drive?
(Hey, at least I'm not asking if you turned it off and back on again!)
If it's not a problem with 'legacy hardware' and drivers that aren't
available for Windows 10', you should be able to play CDs using (I kid
you
not) "Groove Music and Movies and TV". This is Microsoft's new
jukebox. It
should be in the "All Programs" list accessible from the
start button.
If you prefer something familiar, you can find the
Windows Media Player
(which is included in Win10) by using the
WindowsKey +R combination, then
typing
wmplayer.exe <return>
When it
appears in the search list, right click it and select "Pin to
taskbar",
then it's easier to find when you need it.
That's what you have to do
to play a CD if the computer recognizes the CD
player.
If it doesn't,
it gets harder. The default CD/DVD reader/writer drivers in
Windows10
_should_ work with anything that isn't physically defective. You
should
be able to buy a USB DVD/CD player (writer, etc) and plug it in and
use
it without problems.
If your problem is that the CD player is not
recognized by the computer, it
may be that it isn't getting a good
connection. On a notebook computer,
some CD/DVD drivers can be removed,
and if they are not put all the way
back in properly, they might not.
In that case, taking them out and putting
them back in works.
If you
have a desktop, and it was worked on recently or went to a shop to
have
the Win10 update, it is possible that the CD was disconnected, and not
hooked back up. Fixing that requires getting into the box and hooking
it
back up, and usually, if it was because someone serviced it and
forgot to
hook it back up, they should be happy to correct it. (And
test it!)
Beyond that, you really shouldn't have to go searching for
CD/DVD drivers,
unless the drive is very weird and came with its own
driver disk. If it
did, the likelihood of finding drivers for win10
that support it is very
small. If it was very expensive, the
manufacturer's web site might have
updated drivers. It'd make more
sense just to replace it (especially
because the drives have been
improved a lot since the days of specialized
drivers.)
If you get
through all this without success, or have questions, feel free
to write
back, I'll do what I can.
Best regards,
Ray
On Mon, May 9, 2016 at
12:00 PM, mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk <
mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
Does
anyone know how to play CDs or CDROMS on Windows 10. Does seem to
have any drives for this...
Best wishes to all.
Monica
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