If you believe the problem started after a recent s/w install, then uninstall that same pgm. Then check results, if it appears to work OK, then you found a bad pgm. or some incompatible feature or setting. If you're running XP, try using the "restore mode" to return to a date when things were running all right, same for WinMe.
If none of this works, then at least scan your system using the latest AV update and/or use some spyware scanner as well. You can't leave any of this to chance, so scan for some malware at fault before any restoring or doing the above.
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I can't beleive my problems are so darn unique. I have a Creative 52x cd-rom and a Yamaha cd-rw. The cd-rw would write disks but not read them. The 52x would read them. They both would read regular cd's that had programs and such on them. Suddenly neither will read any cd of any kind. They are both recognized on boot up and I can see them on my computer. But they will not read anything. My Yamaha cdrw will still burn cds but neither will read any. What has happened? This all seemed to start right after I loaded a new game on my Creative 52x. It loaded the game and has not worked since. The door keeps opening up on its own too. I close it but it opens right back up. What has happened?

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