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Old 06-29-2009, 04:21 AM   #1 (permalink)
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CD will not play

Hi,

I am on a HP desktop machine running VISTA.


When I put an audio cd into the drive, it plays for about 40 seconds and then gives an error message saying the disk my be dirty. Happens on all cds and in WMP and ITUNES. I have been on the HP site and updated drivers but still not good. can anyone help?



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Old 06-29-2009, 06:01 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: CD will not play

try cleaning the lasers
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Re: CD will not play

Welcome to TSF. I would try a CD Laser Len's cleaning disk first. Cheap. If this doesn't fix your issue go to device manager>CD devices be sure their are no errors. Best of luck.
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