[Anonymous]

Because when I was at Best Buy the next day to look for a new one, I wasn't sure which was the best CD/RW to get, there being ones that seemed to be identical, except for price and brand name. Then, when pub mentioned cleaning the lens, I was thrust further into doubt, as I've never had the idea in my head to try and clean the lens (nor do I know how to go about doing so).

I was going to ask about cleaning the lens when this other problem came up, so I figured I'd try to take care of it first, and then deal with that infernal CD-ROM.