Well my DVD-ROM has up and quit working.  It has no problem reading my audio CD.  It does this with Musicmatch Jukebox.  However when I put a data disk in the drive doesn't recognize it.  MY computer just shows up as D:.  When I click on the drive I get a box that SAYS "Install disk"  I imagine I did something like deleted the program that read data files or something like that (is there even such a thing).  Basically what I need is help or a reference to diagnosing the root of the problem.

Dell Pentium 4 dual core 3.4 GHZ
1.5Ram
Samsung DVD-Rom SD-616E (problem drive)

Ps I recently Downloaded the Nero 7 ultra smart start to see if that had any tips (not sure why) but obviously it didn't help.

Thanks in advanceYou can try this...go to Device MANAGER and right click on the DVD drive and select uninstall.

When you re-boot Windows will automatically re-install the device...

Let us know.Well I tried just about everything I could imagine and did all the tricks that were previously posted on this forum.

I ended up buying a new DVDrom from Best Buy.

Thanks for the imput.

Everything is RUNNING like a scalded dog now Glad to hear you got it SOLVED...seems like the lifespan on optical drives is getting shorter and shorter.
When i got my LAST DVD burner i bought 2 of them. One is in the box in storage.