Ibook won't recognize certain CD-Rs (need help quick)

I used my work PC to burn a CD-R ("Corporate Express" 700MB/80 min, 52x compatible). The disc includes a Powerpoint presentation and a few jpegs. My iBook sounds like it's trying to read it but nothing pops up in the Finder or Desktop. I see an un-named 35MB file in the Disc Utilities area but can't access anything. Assuming the disc is fine, is this a Windows/Mac compatibility issue or a Mac/CD compatibility issue ? Anything I can do?

Carteberry:
a couple of questions/suggestions:
1. What version of PowerPoint was the PC using?
2. Which version is the Mac using?
3. Can the CD be safely ejected?
4. Can you successfully mount this CD on your PC?
5. Can you successfully burn CDs on your iBook?
6. Can you mount various media on your iBook?
7. Have you tried various troubleshooting techniques, such as resetting the PMU, zapping PRAM, etc?
7. Is this a first occurence, or have similar things happpened in the past?
8. Which iBook model are you using, and what drive does it have?
9. What OS are you using? 10.2? 10.3? 10.4?

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