Looking for my next

[Guest]

Also one of the few countries that drive on the same side of the road as us

Yeah, just the UK, Japan, and 73 others

our PC won't even recognise the CD-ROM to access it. No wonder records just evaporate
Curse you Gates!

Are you sure it’s not bitrot affecting the disc? Windows updates should have no effect at all on whether or not the computer will recognise a CD-ROM — unless, for some ungodly reason, Microsoft decided to remove CD-ROM support entirely, but that would be a very stupid move.

Easy way to check: Does the CD-ROM in question work in another computer? Does another CD-ROM work in your computer? Does a CD-ROM that works in another computer, work in yours? That should quickly resolve whether the problem is with your computer or not, and if it is with yours, try hooking up another CD-ROM player to it to see whether it’s a hardware problem.

[Bri62]

Yeah, just the UK, Japan, and 73 others :smiling3:

all former colonies :smiling3:

[Steve-the-Duck]

I've tried two different CD-ROMs so far, neither of which the computer even notices. They run up when it closes, but nothing appears on the toolbar for a disc being even present
I could see what works with my brother-in-law's machine. We've tried swapping info on USBs between them, and that doesn't always work

I'll get back on this

In the meantime, I'll see about scanning stuff. May be a couple of days, but I'll see what I can send to you directly, Brian

[Dave Ward]

Never thought about CDs - all my backups were on DVD-R. Just tried a music CD & that works OK on my Windows 11 PC. Most of my music CDs were converted to MP4 files & live in a rarely opened cupboard.............
Dave

[Guest]

all former colonies :smiling3:

Many, yes, but that’s far from the only countries that drive on the left.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-_and_right-hand_traffic