Can't open a CD-ROM

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Joe Kirk News A

Thursday morning
June 26, 2008

I've got a CD-ROM I can't open.

The error window states, "DISK IS NOT FORMATTED. Windows cannot read from
the disk. The disk may be corrupted, or it could be using a format that is
not compatible with Windows."

I'm using the Windows format, so I figure the disk is probably corrupted.
I've cleaned it, checked it for scratches (none), and it doesn't look like
the disk is full, so what can I do to open it?

I've got some files on the CD-ROM I need.

Thanks in advance.

JK
 
there is a pin
hole on the tray
and by pushing
in a straightened
paperclip, the drawer
will unlatch.
 
Thanks for the info...didn't know there was a hole I could use to open the
CD/DVD tray.

I guess I should have written my post to be a little clearer. I'm not
talking about the CD/DVD tray; I'm talking about the actual CD/DVD. When I
put it in the tray and try to open file on the CD/DVD (via drive H). that's
when I get the message re the error code.

Anyone know how to open a damaged CD/DVD?

Thanks.

JK

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there is a pin hole on the tray and by pushing in a straightened
paperclip, the drawer will unlatch.

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Joe - fomat refers to the file format on the CD (FAT or NTFS). You do not
state the CD type and how it was recorded - CD-RWs (rather than -R or +R)
may not be readable on a drive other than the one on which it was recorded.
 
for the most part unless
the cd is scratched, cracked
or warped the data burned
onto it is preserved.

so the disk you are using now
is probably not damaged
and you may be simply trying to
open a blank cd that was
inadvertently burned with
no data on it, thus the error
message.

you might want to try that
cd on a different computer,
maybe go to the computer
store and see if the cd works
on their systems.

they would likely allow it
if your cd proved to be
readable and then decided
to buy a new cd device from
them.
 
AJR said:
Joe - fomat refers to the file format on the CD (FAT or NTFS). You do not
state the CD type and how it was recorded - CD-RWs (rather than -R or
+R)
may not be readable on a drive other than the one on which it was
recorded.
Click to expand...

But why is that? (referring to CD-RWs, and their packet writing technology)?
You said *drive* above, and not system, but I assume you mean computer,
because, in that case, another computer may not have the appropriate driver
installed to allow reading packet written CDs? (although I thought the
problem really was more in the writing of them, not being able to read
them).
 
Got a thread going here on this issue...

The files are on a Sony CD-R 700 mb. I burned them to the CD-R from My
Documents on my CPU. I burned the files to the CD-R and opened them in the
past on numerous occasions. But, now I can't open the CD-R.

Thanks for your interest in this matter.

JK

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AJR,

You've made two misstatements.

1) The Compact Disk File System (CDFS) is based on the ISO 9660 Standard.
FAT
and NTFS do not apply to CD media. See this:

http://www.diskinternals.com/glossary/cdfs.html

2) The + & - symbols are only meaningful for DVD media. See this:

DVD Formats Explained
http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Hardware_Software/2003/DVDFormatsExplained.asp
 
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