cant load cd-r with photos on

hi,
got 5 cd-r's with photos on that i cant load. the drive makes clicking noises but never brings up the little window with options on it.
ive tried a few random things ive read online to try and fix it but nothings helped so far. tried finding stuff in the registry but been differnt to mine. and restarting with eject button in until booted up. cleaning the lense ect.
tried updating the driver, but its upto date. and also tried finding problems using windows but nothing.
also gone to the device manager and it says the cd hardware is working correctly


any help or ideas? laptop is old and seen better days but really cant justify buying a new one

Hi, yes CDs work in another laptop. And I've tried a purchased audio cd in mine and it doesn't do anything. Although it did make the mouse turn into a little cd a few times but that was it

I didn't do anything there. Looked for some keys? That may have needed deleting if there were there but they weren't so I left it all be

So I've just done that, and once it as all up and running it starting installing the device software and said it completed. But now there is nothing to even click in my computer to do with cd drive. Tried putting disk in and it's clicking and sounds like it try's to spin up but then nothing more.
I guess it's no good?

Haha no unfortunately. Must have been a long time ago