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Name: iminuse
Date: March 30, 2003 at 03:58:17 Pacific
OS: Windows M.E
CPU/Ram: Amd Duron 1300/256mhz
Comment:

Can someone help me, I got a registry error which said I had to reboot my computer, which I did

When I got windows up, I found my CD and CD R/RW drives had vanished even though they show up in my bios.

Does anyone now how I can get them back without having to go from scratch please.

thanks in advance

andy



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Response Number 1
Name: Jimi_l
Date: March 30, 2003 at 04:20:14 Pacific
Reply:

Try a system restore.

Jimi_l


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Response Number 2
Name: Krystyna
Date: March 30, 2003 at 06:34:51 Pacific
Reply:

Do you have...

1. No CDROM listed in Device Manager or My Computer
2. Device Manager shows yellow ! on Hard Disk Controllers
3. Performance shows drives running in MS-DOS Compatibility mode

Try this...

Run REGEDIT and search for NOIDE
It will be here if you have it in your registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CURRENTCONTROLSET\SERVICES\VXD\IOS
Look on right hand screen for NOIDE and delete it, if found

Bonne chance
Krystyna


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Response Number 3
Name: iminuse
Date: March 30, 2003 at 10:19:19 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks Krystyna

1, No CDROM listed in device manager or MY COMPUTER

2, Have run the add new hardware wizard which came back with " No new hardware found "

3, CDROM & CD R/RW are both listed in bios and when computer boots

4, tried system restore, still nothing


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Response Number 4
Name: iminuse
Date: March 30, 2003 at 10:59:01 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks Krystyna

Followed your advice, and finally manged to get the drives back, thank you

andy


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Response Number 5
Name: Krystyna
Date: March 30, 2003 at 13:26:14 Pacific
Reply:

You're welcome, Andy :-)


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