Upgraded to XP and now having problems

[erice]

Hi, new to the forum.
Ive got a few problems that I need some help with, tried the mircosoft help line but provided little help.

Ok, theres my problem.
I recenlty upgraded my computer from windows ME(which was factory installed) to windows XP home edition. Now when ever I put in a cd in the cd drive it wont read it, if I created off when I had ME installed. I have picture cd's that I created when ME was installed and now cant read them, says they are blank. But cd's created since the install of XP it does read them.

When I bought the XP upgrade i was told to delete fully the ME program which I did. Now this and a few other programs dont work right :confused:
My backup ME cd's are just three individual cd's they are not labled with specific programs.
I just dont know what to do. Thanks for any help...Eric

[PrntRhd]

Hi erice,
Welcome to the PC Guide forums!

I moved this thread to the Windows help forum from Buying Advice.
First of all lets start with the OS install itself:
Did you check your BIOS and hardware to make certain they were compatable with XP?
What are your hardware specs?
Did you do a "clean install", meaning wiping the drive and then installing the XP?
Which file system did you choose for XP: FAT32 or NTFS?

We need additional information.

[Sylvander]

Which application was used to write to the CD's, and which are you now using to attempt to read them?
And is that application compatible with WinXP?

Go here http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/upgrading/advisor.mspx to download and run the "Windows XP Upgrade Advisor".
That will generate a report saved to a text file telling you of any problems likely to be experienced with software or hardware due to incompatibility.