BleepingComputer.com: EMPTY CD

hi there guys. need some help and advise what to do regarding my laptop. I am using windows seven, every time i insert my cd's in my laptop its empty. But I know my cd's are with contents cause i burned them few years back. Any advise please? Some of my cd's i open to another pc and its opening there is contents or files inside. but here in my laptop its empty...

One of these may help:
1. Uninstall the drive through Device Manager.
Restart computer. The drive will be automatically reinstalled.
or...
2. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060
Restart computer.
or...
3. Download, and run Restore Missing CD Drive patch
Double click on cdgone.zip to unzip it.
Right click on cdgone.reg, click Merge.
Accept registry merge.
Restart computer.
or...
4. Go to Device Manager, click a "+" sign next to IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers.
You'll see two items:
- ATA Channel0 (or Primary Channel)
- ATA Channel1 (or Secondary Channel)
Right click on each of them, and click Uninstall. Confirm.
Restart Windows. They'll be automatically reinstalled.

Hi, thanks for the help. but it not works...

How old is the laptop?
You may need new drive.

Hi Broni, thanks again for your reply, i really appreciate it.
its more than three years.

I'd say, it's about time....
IMHO, you need to replace the drive.