Hey all,

I just got this new laptop, but it refuses to read cdr's? it will read normal cdroms. its running windows 98 SE, does anyone know what the problem is?

Thanks

Were the CD-R's burned on the laptop or on another system?

they were burnt on my pc.

Which burning software are you using??

Here's some information on Direct CD and what needs to be done if burning and you want the disk to be read on a CD-ROM...

Check this heading from the link:
Ejecting a CD-R Disc to Read on Another Computer (Using the ISO 9660 Format)

http://www.iomega.com/support/manuals/predator/1394/directcd.html

This might also be a possibility: Needing a UDF Reader if your Laptop drive is older...

http://www.computeruser.com/articles/daily/8,8,1,0423,01.html