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CDROM drive open & shuts by itself
Name: barefoot28 Date: September 12, 2004 at 03:04:30 Pacific OS: Window XP SP! CPU/Ram: 256 MB
Comment:
My CDrom drive open & shuts by itself. I have scanned for viruses & also ran adaware SE. It does it in safe mode too.
Name: Ed in Texas. Date: September 12, 2004 at 03:16:22 Pacific
Reply:
Linda Roberts, FWIW, there was a virus that did that. Suggest you try an online scan like Panda, Housecall, etc. Maybe they know sumpin your AV doesn't? HTH. Ed in Texas.
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Response Number 2
Name: dingchavez Date: September 12, 2004 at 04:23:05 Pacific
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Then do what the guy said above me.
If that doesn't work try it on a different computer to check if it's a hardware problem.
If it's not a hardware problem and the scan didn't work. Do a fresh install of windows.
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