My Computer stops responding when DVD - RW is inserted?

Hi, guys a few months back I created a thread regarding my DVD - RW and CD - RW situation, wherein I was not able to write any of my Discs but now that I have bought a new laptop which has an amazing optical drive, I was able to read and format all my CD - RW but still 2 of my DVD - RW are not working.

When I insert them in my optical drive and wait for the computer to read them, the Disc drive keeps loading and my system is not able to read them. Is there any solution for this problem? What should I do?

sam9953 said:
Hi, guys a few months back I created a thread regarding my DVD - RW and CD - RW situation, wherein I was not able to write any of my Discs but now that I have bought a new laptop which has an amazing optical drive, I was able to read and format all my CD - RW but still 2 of my DVD - RW are not working.

When I insert them in my optical drive and wait for the computer to read them, the Disc drive keeps loading and my system is not able to read them. Is there any solution for this problem? What should I do?

Test the disk in another pc, try a cyber cafe perhaps, see if its reading there. If not the disk is the problem, sometimes even new drives have problem reading old disk that older drives could read.

Either those two disks have gone bad or the new DVD drive isn't being able to read those 2 disks for the reason stated in the above post.

yep, nothing else can be done about this ( though Op clean the discs if they are dirty ) - just use another DVD drive and if there's important data copy those into a pen drive.

IMO the disks are damaged. Test them on another pc to be more sure

Corrupted discs. Try cleaning them.

I have a PC as well and those disks don't work on that PC as well. Is there any software or anything which helps in repairing such disks or should I just throw them away?

sam9953 said:
I have a PC as well and those disks don't work on that PC as well. Is there any software or anything which helps in repairing such disks or should I just throw them away?

u have a brand new laptop & all discs are working fine on it except those 2 DVDs...is there any heavy scratch on them?

the first sector of those DVDs are corrupted (from where the DVD lens starts reading...)
it happens due to aging or damaged surfaces...
instead of throwing them use them in decoration

Zangetsu said:
u have a brand new laptop & all discs are working fine on it except those 2 DVDs...is there any heavy scratch on them?

the first sector of those DVDs are corrupted (from where the DVD lens starts reading...)
it happens due to aging or damaged surfaces...
instead of throwing them use them in decoration

haha, CD's for decoration, heard it for the first time. Anyway. thanks for the advice.

sam9953 said:
haha, CD's for decoration, heard it for the first time. Anyway. thanks for the advice.

Sure..they are most commonly used for Decoration...just google for images u will get many..

u can also use sparkle gel on them to decorate....I saw local boys hanging CD/DVD on cycle/autorickshaws

Zangetsu said:
Sure..they are most commonly used for Decoration...just google for images u will get many..

u can also use sparkle gel on them to decorate....I saw local boys hanging CD/DVD on cycle/autorickshaws

Thanks for the suggestion but I rather give it to someone.

sam9953 said:
I have a PC as well and those disks don't work on that PC as well. Is there any software or anything which helps in repairing such disks or should I just throw them away?

Try Nero Rescue disc, but doubt it will work that good.

tkin said:
Try Nero Rescue disc, but doubt it will work that good.

Useless software unless you are lucky with 1-2 disks. That's all.

Okay so if anybody thinks he can make some thing out of these two cds then please tell me I will send him.