Howdy ... it`s been a while since I have posted although I read the group`s digest every day . Anyway`s ... the other night I played a movie on my Plextor External DVD R/W drive and thought I`d try out a new CD called P C Security & Privacy from P C World ... it was free being as I am a subscriber to their magazine . When I put it in the drawer and closed it the activity light went out ... so I right clicked on My Computer to open the drive manualy . When I clicked on the DVD drive I was given an I/O error report that said the drive did not exist ( blah ) . None of my three drive`s would play the CD ... same error report on all three . I searched Google and found a tip page on I/O error`s and it worked like a charm . Here is the addy: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891894 Now all of my CD and DVD drive`s are working again . Just thought you all would like to know about this . Teri Lee . -- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/