Hi Paul, Which version of Windows are you running? (very important to post this). One thing that will work in any version is Add/Remove Hardware. Try to get it to detect and install your CDROM. If the CDROM was listed in the Device Manager then you could simply uninstall it and reboot (this works sometimes). In Windows 98 there is a trick that really helps. XP has System Restore, and then there's the Repair Install of Windows (Upgrade Install) -- Best regards, Bil Green PC 1000 Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 760-924-1000 mailto:tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx Monday, June 7, 2004, 3:49:22 PM, you wrote: P> Computer dose not recognize the CD-ROM. Have tried disconnecting the CD-Rom and turning the computer on then off and reconnect to see if it would recognize it and there is no evidence that it is P> in the computer at all. Can' t un-install because there is nothing to un-install. CD-Rom is running when a disc is put in.I do not have the installation disc. But it probably wouldn't install it P> anyway. It was working fine until I tried to run automan. Had problems and have not been able to use CD-Rom since. Had a computer tech try to get automan to run and he removed some things. Don't P> know if this caused a problem or not. Any ideas beside buying a new one ? Paul P> Paul ,B Central TV&Video P> Grover Beach Ca. P> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- P> Lost Password: P> http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". P> Email Archives: P> //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/