>First, thank you very, very much for starting a new thread that has >nothing to do with mathematics! > >Second, when was the last time you cleaned your CD drive? Your >problem may be caused by a piece of lint, a dust ball or something >similar that's blocking the laser. The best way to clean the laser >is to use one of those disks with a brush on it. Failing that, a >very short blast of compressed air aimed into the drive while the >tray is out may do the trick. Or it may be that the drive cable >isn't firmly seated. > >-- Jim First, you are welcome...I guess...;-] Second, thank you for the advise, I'll get right to blasting the thing with compressed air...but, only a short blast as you indicated...Again, thanks for the reply. -- -------------------------------------------- "Come to Desert Hot Springs, where the water's hot and the people are cool." God bless, Paul E. Miller