CD Drive Not Reading Correctly

hi,
Radio Shack has cd lens cleaners pretty cheep.
I use them myself.
A virus probably not.
Dirty is probably it unless they have been recorded under nero and you are reading with roxio?
nero and roxio are not very compatable.
fred

If you have no other problems, I vote for a dirty CD laser lens.

After you clean / replace the CD drive, I recommend that you change the case ventilation.

What you need to do in a dirty environment is have positive air pressure in the case.

Install 2 case fans with filters over the inlets that have at least 10 percent more CFMs than the exhaust fans. If you can feel some air blow out around the edges of the CD drive, you have enough air coming in.

This not only keeps the inside of the case clean, it prevents using the CD and floppy drives as air filters.

You might also look for a case with a drive bay door.

Chas

I have to go with the environment having a lot of smoke and being too dirty. Open the box and air clean it with those cans of Air spray.
Quick question, has it ever worked? If so, how long has it been?

Not sure if this is right but I recently rebuilt my pc and had to go to the cd writers site to download a patch for nero and for the cd writer Velo to make it work properly. Apparently it doesnt play nice with win2k. It worked fine with 98 previously which frustrated me for a day or two. Which OS are you using? Are all connections tight? Have you tried a different power connector or splitting from other device? But I think it's probably dirty lens need cleaning. Give more info to better understand situation