# Problems with Win XP and reading CD-Rs **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 10, 2002, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-win-xp-and-reading-cd-rs/118289 "2002-07-10T19:42:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Junchbailey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea666f/32.png) [@Junchbailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Junchbailey)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-win-xp-and-reading-cd-rs/118289/1 "2002-07-10T19:42:25Z")
I recently upgraded from Windows ME to Windows XP Pro and since then some cds that I burned when running ME cannot be read by XP. I will open My Computer nothing will appear in the window and eventually I will have to Ctrl-Alt-Del to end it. After upgrading to XP I change to the NTFS file system, whereas the cds were burned under a FAT32 system. Could this be the problem and if so how can I make my computer read these. It isn’t one certain type of cd either, some have mp3s, some movies, and some have my own personal files that I would like to retrieve. Any ideas what is wrong? ---
**Author:** ![bernse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-win-xp-and-reading-cd-rs/118289/2 "2002-07-10T19:53:09Z")
This will probably sound like a stupid question, but are you trying to read the CDRs in the same drive that burned them? ---
**Author:** ![Junchbailey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea666f/32.png) [@Junchbailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Junchbailey)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-win-xp-and-reading-cd-rs/118289/3 "2002-07-10T20:00:38Z")
Yes, it is the same drive that burned them.