CD Drives not recognised after ripping 1 CD

[colliedug]

I've got a new computer and am experiencing an interesting problem. I rip one CD OK then when I put in another CD the drive is not recognised. Windows Media Player doesn't recognise it either - it just locks ! Windows Explorer doesn't recognise the CD drive either. If I reboot it's OK - for ripping one CD then I have to keep rebooting to get my CD drives recognised. If I just close and reopen the programme it tells me I have no CD drives !!!

Any ideas anyone?

Many thanks in advance, Colin

[LtData]

Re: CD Drives not recognised after ripping 1 CD

How old is the CD drive? This sounds like it could be the CD drive failing.

[colliedug]

Re: CD Drives not recognised after ripping 1 CD

There are no problems with the CD drives - the computer is one month old - it's a high spec music computer - all other programmes such as Nero, Windows Media Player, Windows Explorer work perfectly - it's only after ripping one CD that the drive recognition problem arises.

Colin

[Spoon]

Re: CD Drives not recognised after ripping 1 CD

Try Options and setting Communication to Windows Internal.

[colliedug]

Re: CD Drives not recognised after ripping 1 CD

thanks spoon,

At least when I restart the programme it recognises that I have CD drives on my computer but it's not reading the CD !!!

Colin

[colliedug]

Re: CD Drives not recognised after ripping 1 CD

Hey, that seems to have done the trick. I've rebooted - now the programme is working OK - recognising my drives AND allowing me to rip more than one CD each bootup. Thanks spoon - can you explain why your suggestion should have worked - I always like to know why things work - or at least could you explain what your suggestion was for - in simple non esoteric computer speak please.

Thanks for that - I'm a happy bunny again :smile2:

Colin

[LtData]

Re: CD Drives not recognised after ripping 1 CD

colliedug: What version of Windows are you using? Are you running as an administrator?

[Spoon]

Re: CD Drives not recognised after ripping 1 CD

Just a totally different way of talking to the cd drive.

[colliedug]

Re: CD Drives not recognised after ripping 1 CD

Hi LtData - Windows XP Home - I'm not running as administrator.

Hi Spoon - very un-esoteric answer - cheers.

Thanks for your swift and very useful responses.

Colin