So it's possible to have a CD/DVD drive that won't work on CDs.
That said, try other CD players. There are a few at ninite.com
My VLC player won't play a CD. It plays DVDs no problem. I get an error message that says, :Your input can't be opened." I tried the VLC Forums. I also tried to find Windows Media Player on this site, but the page for it does not have a download button.
Burt

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