[Drawk cab]

when I insert a cd-rw or cd-r with a game on it, my compaq windows 2000 won't read it

when it is in and i click on the d drive in my computer it just says "the disk in drive d is not formatted"

cd-rws and cd-rs containing music work fine
dvds also work fine

anyone have an idea as to what I could do?

[Sampson]

It may be that the game CD's are in the UDF format. You will need a UDF reader program. Install a UDF reader and see if that lets your machine read the drive. UDF readers are usually free and can be found at several places on the net.

[Drawk cab]

I installed it and it still doesn't read the cd-rw and cd-rs

it still says " the disk in drive d is not formatted"
"would you like to format it now?"
I click yes and it says "disk in drive d can not be formatted"

Is there any setting in windows 2000 that could possibly be the reason it won't read cd-rws and cd-r with games on them?

[Sampson]

I have two quick observations, but will get back later. You are using a DVD drive apparently. Some DVD-RAM may not be capable of reading a CD-R/RW disk, depending on recording conditions. Were these games subject to a copy protection scheme originally since some schemes "hide" a CD's table of contents so your CD-ROM drive can't read it?
Why don't you give the specifics of the drive - make manufacturer, etc.

[Drawk cab]

The cd-rws and cd-rs contain games burned off a bin or iso file
my dvd-rom is a toshiba sd-r2102

think it is possible to just duel-os it and install win98 on it, see if that works b/c win98 reads the cd-rs and cd-rws on my pc fine
but I'm guessing its not working because of the dvd-rom I have.

or maybe I could buy the same exact cdrw i have installed on a comp that the cd-rws actually work

but anyway, have any other suggestions?

all I want is to be able to install all the games i have for when I'm away on trips, thanks

[Sampson]

If you have the original CD's for the games, have you put them in your DVD drive to see if they will play? If they do, it may be a problem in the way the CD rom burner is making the disks and not your DVD.