Can leaving a cd in your pc cause it to erase windows programs?

Question

I had a tech at a computer retail store tell me this to be true, and a friend of my daughters say it is not true. The friend is in the field and manages computer systems for fortune 500 corporations. I dont know what her job title is, sorry about that.

Answer 1

No. However, depending on the order in which devices are polled during boot, the computer can try to boot from the CD/DVD drive before it looks at the hard drive. If the disk in the drive isn't bootable, you'll get an error message.

The boot order can be changed in BIOS setup, but having the computer look at the optical drive first is best, in case there really IS a boot problem.

Answer 2

The only damage that can come is by using a CD that was given to you that someone burned and their machine has a virus. In that circumstance just sitting there will do nothing but if you try to read it it could possible do harm, but that is the reason you have an anti-virus program up and running, right?

That is my answer from Washington, D.C.

Answer 3

listen take it from me,, NO IS NOT TRUE,, i leave all my Cd's on my computer for months at a time, i still have my windows programs,, and I'm still drinking JAMAICAN RUM,, AND CUBANS CIGARS,, i will send FIDEL CASTRO A SMOKE SIGNAL about this question,, HE WILL concur with me .. is NOT TRUE.. so go head and leave your Cd's in your computer for as long as you want.. good luck,, from FIDEL, CHAO!

Answer 4

No, it is definitely not possible, unless it is ran at each time you start your computer

Answer 5

No, it's not true.


Whoever told you that is trying to scam you to buy a newer CD drive. :)


Shoot him. :D

Answer 6

nope