On Sun, 20 May 2007 09:56:21 GMT, Dave xxxx wrote:


Rob wrote:

I haven't seen anything about drives being unable to play CDs - copy
protected discs maybe. What you describe shouldn't happen on any
drive - sounds as though you've got some jam on the CD.

Rob

Some music cds are copy protected and will not always play on cd roms.

There is no copy protection possible with audio CDs. They are nothing but
a string of digitized values and a simple index.

Perhaps you're thinking of audio/data cds with a windows autostart program
which installs a malware to prevent reading the audio portions?

The simple solution is not to use windows, or to turn the autorun feature
off. Frankly, it is insane to use an OS that can be destroyed by the mere
act of inserting a data CD.