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Name: bbaughman2008 Date: January 12, 2009 at 13:07:50 Pacific OS: Windows Vista CPU/Ram: 2.8p4/1.6gig Product: Own / Own Subcategory: Input Devices
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Message: i have a cd/dvd/rw drive that is reconized in my computer and open and closes fine but all of a sudden after changing from vista business to home premeium which im not positive is what is broken about it it wont reconize cd's or dvd's in that drive, windows says it has the most up to date driver installed for it, but im just looking for some direction. thanks
Name: OtheHill Date: January 12, 2009 at 14:41:05 Pacific
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How did you change from Vista business to Home Premium?
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Response Number 2
Name: bbaughman2008 Date: January 13, 2009 at 11:02:15 Pacific
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Sorry , didn't see all of your message, I just uninstalled business and reinstalled home premeium
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Response Number 3
Name: OtheHill Date: January 13, 2009 at 15:23:27 Pacific
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How did you uninstall Vista?
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Response Number 4
Name: bbaughman2008 Date: January 13, 2009 at 18:12:11 Pacific
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put in the vista cd and did a clean install
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Response Number 5
Name: OtheHill Date: January 13, 2009 at 19:52:37 Pacific
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But did you format the drive in between is what I was wondering?
Since you installed the current version of Vista what if any burning programs have you installed? Do you have a scanner installed?
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Response Number 6
Name: bbaughman2008 Date: January 14, 2009 at 04:21:26 Pacific
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i think by default windows has a dvd maker that uses the burner to burn the photos or whatever you want to burn. and no to the full format, it moved the old windows into a folder named windows.old.
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Response Number 7
Name: OtheHill Date: January 14, 2009 at 05:37:49 Pacific
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Well, I have no experience working with Vista and I think you have a software issue. Perhaps a new post in the Vista forum would be more productive.
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