[jrlove49]

Windows xp. Drive will not read cd's just Dvd's. what should i do?

 

[Rich-M]

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[kiwiguy]

And remember that combo drives have 2 lasers commonly, one for DVD and one for CD.

If the CD one has died, then the CD portion function will not work.