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sailor · 04-20-2003, 06:33 PM

Whenever I have a CD with a large file burned on it (real large, like 600-700 megs), when I put it back in my CD drive, I cannot read it. Explorer will see the file present on the CD, but when I try to open it, it will hang. The CD spins up at a very slow speed, and will sit, apparently doing nothing, all day. On the few occasions when I can try to copy the file to the HDD to open it, it usually gets through most of the file before getting a "cyclic read error." What the hell gives? I am running Windows XP Pro, SP1. It worked before I did my biannual rebuild, but it sure isnt working now.

Any ideas?

meanSpleen · 04-20-2003, 06:55 PM

Sometimes, when you burn a cd as a copy, cd-writers have a hard time reading it again. I don't know why. I've almost kicked the crap out of my computer until I figured it out. See if the disc will read in a read-only cd drive. Not one that records.

The_Dude · 04-20-2003, 07:04 PM

could be your pc.

once i downloaded this divx movie (650 megs) and every time i tried to open it, pc crashes.

i'm pretty sure that was cuz of the crappy pc i have.

sailor · 04-20-2003, 07:08 PM

Its not the PC. The machine is nice. P4 2.4, 512 megs, radeon 8500 -- it isnt a lack of horsepower. It isnt a problem with a CD-writer, either. I tried it in both my CD writer and my normal CD drive.

Grrrr... this is so annoying.

Crimson · 04-21-2003, 03:12 AM

Does this happen only with homemade CD files?

You could have I/O errors on the motherboard or a whole host of nasty things

Try the CD's at a friends house and see what happens

04-20-2003, 06:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
sailor beauty in the breakdown Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Chapel Hill, NC	Large CD read problems Whenever I have a CD with a large file burned on it (real large, like 600-700 megs), when I put it back in my CD drive, I cannot read it. Explorer will see the file present on the CD, but when I try to open it, it will hang. The CD spins up at a very slow speed, and will sit, apparently doing nothing, all day. On the few occasions when I can try to copy the file to the HDD to open it, it usually gets through most of the file before getting a "cyclic read error." What the hell gives? I am running Windows XP Pro, SP1. It worked before I did my biannual rebuild, but it sure isnt working now. Any ideas?

04-20-2003, 06:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
meanSpleen Squid hat! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: A Few Miles Away From Halx	Sometimes, when you burn a cd as a copy, cd-writers have a hard time reading it again. I don't know why. I've almost kicked the crap out of my computer until I figured it out. See if the disc will read in a read-only cd drive. Not one that records. __________________ Like TFP? Donate To Keep It Alive!!

04-20-2003, 07:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
The_Dude The GrandDaddy of them all! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Austin, TX	could be your pc. once i downloaded this divx movie (650 megs) and every time i tried to open it, pc crashes. i'm pretty sure that was cuz of the crappy pc i have. __________________ "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Darrel K Royal

04-20-2003, 07:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
sailor beauty in the breakdown Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Chapel Hill, NC	Its not the PC. The machine is nice. P4 2.4, 512 megs, radeon 8500 -- it isnt a lack of horsepower. It isnt a problem with a CD-writer, either. I tried it in both my CD writer and my normal CD drive. Grrrr... this is so annoying. __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." --Plato

04-21-2003, 03:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
Crimson Crazy Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Leicestershire UK	Does this happen only with homemade CD files? You could have I/O errors on the motherboard or a whole host of nasty things Try the CD's at a friends house and see what happens __________________ Crimson If my life is to change - Let it change If my whole world is to be destroyed - So be it If my fate is to die - I must simply laugh