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Repair a CD or DVD

                  By Lincoln Spector, PCWorld                    Jun 30, 2011 7:58 AM

Try cleaning the disc. In my experience, dirt, smudges, and fingerprints cause most playback problems (aside from scratches).

You can buy disc-cleaning kits in all sorts of stores, but you  don't really need to spend that much money. The main tool for the job is  a microfiber cloth. If you wear glasses, your optometrist's office has  probably already given you one. If not, you can buy one at any camera  store for a few dollars.

Wipe the disc gently in straight lines from the center of the disc out. Don't wipe in a circular motion.

If that doesn't do the trick, moisten the cloth with a little  distilled water. And if that doesn't work, try isopropyl alcohol. If  there's any residual liquid on the disc when you're done, wipe it off  with a dry corner of the cloth, then let it air dry.

Cleaning a disc won't help if it's scratched. I've tried numerous  scratch-repair kits and tricks, but have yet to find anything that  worked.

         However, you can sometimes successfully copy the contents  of a scratched disc onto your hard drive, after which you can burn  another disc.. The copying will probably take longer than usual, and the  new disc will have some missing information. But unlike the damaged  original, it might still play.

But remember that the copy protection on commercially-made DVDs and  Blu-rays, and even some CDs, will keep you from making a copy with  legally-distributed software.

If nothing else works, you may have to consider getting another copy.

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Also try toothpaste (or a little dish washing liquid) & a microcloth (or lint free tissue or damp paper towel), wiping the disc gently in straight lines from the center of the disc out. Don't wipe in a circular motion.

When possible, you should be making a copy of your original disks & playing the copy.

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