Re: Sony Vaio, now what. won't read my cd when inserted

["Mr. Arnold" <"Mr. Arnold"@Arnold.COM>]

joevan wrote:
> On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 20:27:04 GMT, "Mr. Arnold" <"Mr.
> Arnold"@Arnold.COM> wrote:
>
>
> > joevan wrote:
> >
> > > I get only some image and or Sony stuff when I put in a CD to try to
> > > load programs or pictures. Is Sony blocking my CD somehow. It seems
> > > every system has its little secrets or whatever. 
> > > When my office disk is in the CD drive all I see is Sony stuff. 
> > > Anybody know what is going on here or am I seeing things. 
> > > Please help if you know what I mean. My daughter needs some progies on
> > > her machine and I am being stymied.
> >
> > If is this that machine you were talking about yesterday? If that is 
> > that same machine, then I would just wipe the thing out myself and put 
> > back on it what was needed.
> >
> > I have been given or purchased machines from companies I have worked at 
> > and just flatten the hard drive and put on them what I needed and went 
> > on about my business, to avoid problems.
>
> Yes, I got the online thing worked out. Now when I insert a disk into
> the cd drive I get some sony crap and can't see what is on the disk.


> Are you suggesting format? Tthen I could install my xp pro on it.

I myself think that's what you should do.

> That would solve the problems but it all takes so much time. 
> I just updated it with sp2 and all updates for my daughte but it is
> such a screwup if Sony is fouling up things. 

Have you gone to the Sony site and downloaded its drivers base on the 
O/S and the model of the Sony computer?

> Please explain further if you can.

If you can wipe it out, then maybe, that's the best thing to do and 
start fresh.