Your problem is not the cdrom.Do you know how to reinstall windows? Takes 30 min. barrystv@xxxxxxx Barrys TV Ottawa Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul" <dntwntv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 5:43 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: CD-Rom > Barry, I removed the dual IDE controller and then it would not shut down. I shut it down and booted again. Has the same problem. Can't run windows again with out CD-Rom. Not sure where to go from here. Buy new CD-Rom I guess. Paul > Barry Thompson <barrystv@xxxxxxx> wrote:Mistake on last email (You will not lose any data or programs) > barrystv@xxxxxxx > Barrys TV > Ottawa Canada > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barry Thompson" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 3:56 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: CD-Rom > > > > Paul Thats your problem If your ide contollers are not running right the > > cdrom won't install Check all your devices in device manager, Some maybe > > installed twice or three times, if they are uninstall the ones that are, > > take them all out and reboot windows will install only the one.If you have > > award bios don't worry about it, if you have ami bios you might have to > auto > > detect.You can always reinstall windows and you lose any data or programs > > The generic driver windows installs will work till the ide takes over > > barrystv@xxxxxxx > > Barrys TV > > Ottawa Canada > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Paul" > > To: > > Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 2:02 PM > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: CD-Rom > > > > > > > Hi Barry, interesting that you should mention ide controllers. When I am > > checking controllers in device manager There are two( ! ) marks next to > > primary and secondary IDE controller( dual fifo). When I check these out > > under problem components it says" Device has a problem, Code=10(0xA)." > Then > > it says device not present,not working or does not have all the drivers > > installed. Then there is a list of items starting with Registry Key. The > > next item is" Alloc. resources---Logical resources-0". There is an option > in > > a driver window to look for drivers and update. Have gone through this > > procedure and it says the drivers are installed and to use as is. These > > drivers are for the hard drive I think. Does this affect the CD-Rom? I > have > > just about reached my limitations in computer literacy. BTW jumpers have > not > > been changed. Paul > > > Barry Thompson wrote: How is it configured? Maybe you > > have the jumper set wrong or ide is not > > > configure right. Check ide controllers in device manager. > > > barrystv@xxxxxxx > > > Barrys TV > > > Ottawa Canada > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Paul" > > > To: > > > Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 6:49 PM > > > Subject: [TechAssist] CD-Rom > > > > > > > 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 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 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 > > > know if this caused a problem or not. 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