My DVD RW drive doesn't detect program or music cd but will play a movie cd

My DVD RW drive does not detect the program, music or a blank cd but detects and read a movie cd. I tried uninstalling the driver and restarted my computer, looking for updated driver (said mine is newer), reset to default AutoPlay settings and nothing seems to work. It was when I got to my computer but then I caught a virus and all the hard drive should be dumped and re-installed the files. My drive has not worked for some time now and I don't remember for sure if it was when he left or if it worked fine after that for a while.

Answers or suggestions would be greatly appreciated... I am running Windows Vista. Could be the problem? Should I upgrade?

Hello

·         What happens exactly when you insert the program CD/DVD or music?

·         You receive an error message when you insert the program CD/DVD or music?

You can check the link for the resolution of the problems with the Windows Vista CD/DVD reader below.

When you insert a CD or a DVD, Windows Vista may not recognize the disc

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/939052

Your CD or DVD drive is missing or is not recognized by Windows or other programs

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/982116

 

The CD drive or the DVD drive does not work as expected on a computer that you upgraded to Windows Vista

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929461

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