Error occurs when reading CDs or DVDs (Windows 98 and Me)

Error occurs when reading CDs or DVDs (Windows 98 and Me)

If a CD or DVD was recently removed from a drive, replace the disc, wait ten seconds, and press the Space key. Make sure the compact disc is clean and unscratched. A dirty or scratched CD can cause Fatal Exception errors.

If the errors persist in Windows 98 and Me, turn off the CD-ROM drive cache. This may make the drive more reliable but can reduce the drive's performance. Turn off the CD-ROM drive cache by following these steps:

1. Click Start , Settings , and then Control Panel .
2. In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon.
3. Click the Performance tab, and click File System .
4. Click the CD-ROM tab (see Figure 1). In the Optimize Access Pattern For list, click No Read-Ahead .
5. Drag the Supplemental Cache Size slider to the Small setting, and click OK .
    Figure 1: CD-ROM optimization screen