Matt:
Check this company out http://www.cdrom-prod.com/software.html they make
some utilities to recover unreadable discs. There are trial (demo)
downloads. I use the CDR diagnostic.Unfortunately they no longer have fully
functional downloads If the data is critical it may be a good idea to use a
file compare utility. A freeware file compare is here
http://home.parks.lv/ojarsk/
HTH
t0m
> All,
>
> I have a HP CDWriter Plus, series 8200. I use TDK media MOST of the
> time, but at times I have used "Office Depot's" house brand.
>
> The problem is this, my disks go bad. I am not talking about burning
> coasters. The disks are fine for a while, then over a period of several
> days or a couple weeks I loose access to the data. Most of my uses are
> for archival purposes, so it is not like these disks are getting a lot
> of use.
>
> I keep them all in CD Envelopes (the kind c the cellophane window) then
> filed in my old 5.25 floppy boxes, lid down. Either that or jewel boxes.
> Granted this is not hermetically sealed, but dust is minimal.
>
> What happens is I would insert a burned disk and after a while, get
> error messages. "The disk has experienced an unrecoverable error. It is
> recommended you move all critical data off immediately." After a couple
> of occurrences of this, and I attempt to insert the CD again, the system
> will hang as the disk attempts to access non-existent (or at least non
> addressed) data. Even if I remove the offending disk, the system will
> stay in an almost hung status. The cursor will respond jerkely (word?)
> and only after several seconds (5-30) has elapsed since I moved the
> mouse.
>
> If I insert that same disk into my laptop I get similar results. As far
> as I can tell, disks that were burned on my laptop can be read on both
> machines indefinitely.
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