How to view a CD?

[Olde Crone Holden]

SKS has sent me a CD. Try as I might, I cannot get this to open - what am I doing wrong, do you think?

I normally just stick a disc in and it opens itself on the screen.

OC

[Kath nr the Crooked Spire]

Yes OC that is what I would normally do but sometimes I have to go into my computer and open the CD drive and double click it from there.

[Snowdrops in Bloom]

If it wont open automatically, go to the icon on your desktop which says My Computer (if it's not on your desktop go to Start and it should be a little icon on there.

Once it's opened up locate where your cd drive is and just double click on it - it should start playing for you. (fingers crossed)

[Just Gillian]

If it's a "home made" CD - I find that they won't play sometimes in my normal CD drive, but will in my CD-writing drive.

[Olde Crone Holden]

OK, tried all that, it asks me what format I want to read it in and then won't let me!

OC

[Kath nr the Crooked Spire]

Perhaps the version isnt compatible with your pc. Can you contact the people who sent it to you.

[Mary from Italy]

What's the name of the file(s)? The important part is the extension (ie. the part after the dot, e.g. .doc, .ged, etc.). If you don't have the program in question, you won't be able to read the file.

[Olde Crone Holden]

I took the CD out, put it back in again - and it opened itself!!!

Panic over. Thanks everyone.

OC

[KiteRunner]

You didn't put it in upside down first time, did you? (Of course, I have never done that!)

[Olde Crone Holden]

Well, Kate, I have always wondered if there is a right way up....!

OC

[Little Nell]

This is the thing about technology - sometimes you just start again and it goes!