Why is that?? What does the lower and upper filters do?? _____ From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Kenzig http://ThinHelp.com Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 5:05 PM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Re: HARD: CD not recognized in laptop. There is a registry key for the CD that has a value in UpperFilters and LowerFilters. You need to delete those entries and your CD drive will come back. In regedit navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE- BFC1-08002BE10318} Make an export backup of the key and then delete the value entries in the right hand pane that are for Upperfilters and Lowerfilters. Exit regedit and reboot your machine. _____ Jim Daniel Ensor <> wrote: Hi Mark Don't know if this will help...If you download this boot CD, you can reset your admin password (create a new one) and therefore log on? http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ I have used it in similar scenarios and it's worked very well. Cheers Dan -----Original Message----- From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of . Sent: 22 May 2006 14:44 To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] HARD: CD not recognized in laptop. I need the accumulated wisdom of this astute group. I put a fresh image, via corpnet and PXE boot, on a Satelite laptop. Then I forgot the password I set. Guest account disabled. (thanks M$) So, no problem, just put CD in drive, reboot, and reimage with fresh install. Seems that the CD is not recognized. No lights on the drive, no spinup when disk is inserted. When I change the boot order to CD first, it skips merrily by it, and boots from HD. When I boot with W98 boot floppy, it seems not to see HD or CD, as it loads the ramdisk to drive C:. Yes, the HD is formatted NTFS. How can one determine if the CD is dead, or just has a cable loose? I am not a laptop mechanic, but don't want to pay the Geeks $59. Any ideas that I missed? Tahnks Mark ***************************** New Site from The Kenzig Group! Windows Vista Links, list options and info are available at: http://www.VistaPop.com ***************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm Visit the new FDL web - site designed to serve you better- http://www.fdl.co.uk This message has been sent from Fuerst Day Lawson Ltd and confirms that the email has been scanned and to the best of our knowledge is free from virus infection. The unauthorised use, disclosure, forwarding or copying of this message and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please email moderator@xxxxxxxxx This message and any attachments, which are confidential and may be privileged, are for the use of the addressee(s) only. The views and opinions expressed in this email message are the author's own and may not reflect the views and opinions of Fuerst Day Lawson Ltd. ***************************** New Site from The Kenzig Group! Windows Vista Links, list options and info are available at: http://www.VistaPop.com ***************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm Jim Kenzig <mailto:web at kenzig.com> CEO The Kenzig Group http://www.kenzig.com <http://www.kenzig.com/> Sponsorships <http://www.kenzig.com/217/227/index.html> Available! Blog: http://www.techblink.com <http://www.techblink.com/> Terminal Services Downloads: http://www.thinhelp.com <http://www.thinhelp.com/> Windows Vista: http://www.VistaPop.com <http://www.vistapop.com/> Virtualization: http://www.virtualize-it.com <http://www.virtualize-it.com/> Games: http://www.stressedpuppy.com <http://www.stressedpuppy.com/>