Description The device, \Device\CdRom0, has a bad block.
Comments Bernardo van Hoof (Last update 5/18/2006):
In my case, this error happened on a DVD movie that I owned and was scratched. Fortunately, the disk could be saved by using DVD Rip and copy software as well as using another brand of DVD drive. In that respect, it seems that the earlier SONY 2x DVD Writers have quite less problems with bad sectors on DVDs.
Anonymous (Last update 3/19/2006):
I solved this issue by removing the starforce copy protection drivers from my pc. See the link to "Starforce removal tool" for information on how to do that.
Anonymous (Last update 10/23/2005):
This error can occur with Virtual CD/DVD-ROM drives as well. I replaced my CD drive and DVD drive and I still got the error. The problem was that I installed Daemon Tools and mounted an ISO from a share. At a certain time the share was unavailable and this caused the error.
Ionut Marin (Last update 7/27/2005):
The data might be missing or corrupted. Retry the operation, clean the drive, or use new media. See MSW2KDB for more details.
See M126380 and M314096 for information on how to troubleshoot CD-ROM drive problems in Microsoft Windows.
Anonymous (Last update 12/14/2004):
Replacing the CDROM drive resolved this problem for us.
Anonymous (Last update 10/8/2003):
This happened to me when I went to install Unreal Tournament 2k3, from my Pioneer DVD-120S. If I wait long enough, my drive finally catches up. I tried the same disc in my cheap CD-RW drive, and it worked just fine.
Robert Zenteno
I found out that this error happend with Safedisc protected CDRom.
Adrian Grigorof
Usually this happens to custom-written CDs as the quality of the CD-burners may not be that good. A scratched CD may also generate this event.
Fena
This may also happen if the CD is dirty so clean it and try again.
Sorin Ciulpan
The CD drive may be dirty, especially the lens. There are on the market special CDs with little brushes for cleaning. If this doesn't work, of course after checking with a trusted data CD, you may consider opening the CD unit for a complete cleaning and lubricating the mechanisms.
