By "run" do you mean to automatically run when put into the drive? If so,
try going into Device Manager in Windows and make sure Auto Insert
Notification is enabled for the CD ROM drive.
HH

"Ronald Smyth" wrote in message
nk.net...
I have an older version Compaq Presario with an AMD-K6 CPU 475 MHz
running
Windows 98. With 64 MB memory. I am unable to get work or entertainment
CD
programs to run. How can I determine what is wrong with the CD player?