Vista, dvd/cd will read and burn but will not recognize software disc to load programs
HP M8120N running vista home premium, I can burn cd/DVD's, I can view and open pictures and data files files from dvd/cd but I can't install software programs from the drive. Even tried just opening up the drive to view the disc and get please insert disc message, Please, can anyone help?
Keith, just for grins, go to your Apple and click it and then choose System Preferences, and when it opens choose CD-DVD and see what option you have checked for the different media.
Just a chance when you did an update it might have changed a default setting you had.
Don
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