Windows cannot read from this disk. The disk might be corrupted... - [FIXED]

[Curio]

I have actually seen this problem before and I don't really know what causes it but previously doing an in-place install has fixed it. One thing I noticed in the previous case was that the DVD rom drive was picked up by XP as something other than the actual make/model, perhaps it is a driver issue but why an in-place install would correct it when un-install re-install does not I am afraid I do not know.

[SheepDog81]

The repair shop called me back, and said an my IDE controllers (onmy brand new mobo) are bad. This does not make sense, as my hard drive works(I get into windows), and the cd-rom & dvd-rom detect cds on boot up. So I asked the guy to try to test to see if there are any internal OS conflicts. If he still thinks it's an IDE controller problem, I am not shipping back my system until I resintall windows. I will let you know if they determine anything else.

-Dread

[mentalmoron]

another note, in My computer the icon for the drive is a cd on top of the drive and next to it it says DVD/CD-RW Drive (E, and after i put in the DVD that gets the error message, the icond turns into a big cd and underneath it it says DVD-ROM and next to it it now says CD Drive (E, do you think the drive is thinking that i put in an audio or data cd and thats why i get the error message?

One thing I noticed in the previous case was that the DVD rom drive was picked up by XP as something other than the actual make/model, perhaps it is a driver issue but why an in-place install would correct it when un-install re-install does not I am afraid I do not know.

that sounds like it might be true to this cause i went to compaq help and typed in my model puter and it listed the updates and firmware for a drive that wasnt in my comp, maybe i do have that drive they listed but my computer for some reason lists it as a different model? like i said b4 though, i dont know much about computers, so i ask for your help, thank you