> There is a scratch, albeit small, on the early part of the disk. If the scratch is indeed what's causing these problems (and you can't find a way to get around that), a quick Google search turned up approximately tsixty-two thousand methods (by my quick count) for remedying this situation. Here's one <http://www.mcgee-flutes.com/ scratches.html> that looked simple and interesting, though I haven't tried it. BRIAN PEARCE <http://www.redjacketpress.com> "Yesterday's Books for Today's Reader"