Hello everybody, I have a problem, and I am wondering if you can help me.

My D drive is listed in "My Computer". According to my DEVICE manager, my drive is working properly and has been updated.

I've uninstalled both ITUNES and AnyDVD. I've uninstalled and reinstalled Nero. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the drive. And I've tried the regedit steps that are on the Microsoft support site.

So basically what is happening is that when I put media into the drive, it starts trying to spin for about 30 seconds, and then it stops. I get the disc icon next to my cursor while the disc is spinning. It's all kinds of media, including DVD's, Cd's, DVD-r, DVD+r, and blank DVD's and blank CD-r's.

When I go to "my computer", and click on the DVD Drive, the disc tray opens and tells me to insert a disc. When I insert the disc, the drive tries to read it for several seconds, and then stops.


I don't know if this will help, but this problem started this morning when I tried to burn a DVD with a new spindle of discs.

I'm not technically savvy at all. When it comes to computers, I have the skill level of a kindergartener. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!If the drive is 3+ years old chances are it is getting ready to fail...
Sounds like you've checked everything you could up to this point.Thanks. The drive is only about 1 year old.Would it be worth it for me to try a lens cleaner?I've seen them work...and seen them do nothing.if you are using vista then there is an known issue with i tunes trying to REPLACE the driver for the system.

try uninstalling the drive in device manager and then scanning for new hardware. Install the default driver again and see if you can burn then. If you can then the issue is with i tunes. Last time I checked there was no resolution for this issue. I tunes will still work but will not be able to burn CDs directly from it's self.

let us know if this is the case.Thanks. I've actually already uninstalled Itunes, and it didn't correct the problem.One of these may help:
1. Uninstall the drive through Device Manager.
Restart computer. The drive will be automatically reinstalled.
or...
2. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060
Restart computer.
or...
3. Download, and run Restore MISSING CD Drive patch
Double click on cdgone.zip to unzip it.
Right click on cdgone.reg, click Merge.
Accept registry merge.
Restart computer.
or...
4. Go to Device Manager, click a "+" sign next to IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers.
You'll see two items:
- ATA Channel0 (or Primary Channel)
- ATA Channel1 (or Secondary Channel)
Right click on each of them, and click Uninstall. Confirm.
Restart Windows. They'll be automatically reinstalled.