I install AIDA32 on many of the PCs I service. It really does tell you plenty about your hardware and operating system. And for PCs that won't boot or if I don't want to install a program I use the DOS program ASTRA. ID's the hardware. The DOS version is available here: http://www.sysinfolab.com/download.htm -- Best regards, Bil Green PC 1000 Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 760-924-1000 mailto:tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx Tuesday, June 8, 2004, 6:37:09 AM, you wrote: BBt> Hi Paul, BBt> Need to know a bit more about your computer, operating system and BBt> type of bios... I had the same problem after a power failure and some of the BBt> bios settings changed.. In my search to find a cure I found an AWESOME BBt> (free) program that tells you after installing, EVERYTHING about you BBt> computer, along with updates your system should have..Its called Aida32... I BBt> think you will be very impressed with this program... If you can't find BBt> through search let me know I have the program at home.. BBt> Bob, BBt> Bobs TV Worcester, ma BBt> woodman1@xxxxxxxx BBt> Main 508-853-1482 BBt> Fax 508-853-1480 BBt> ----- Original Message ----- BBt> From: "Paul" <dntwntv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> BBt> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> BBt> Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 6:49 PM BBt> Subject: [TechAssist] CD-Rom >> Computer dose not recognize the CD-ROM. Have tried disconnecting the BBt> CD-Rom and turning the computer on then off and reconnect to see if it would BBt> recognize it and there is no evidence that it is in the computer at all. BBt> Can' t un-install because there is nothing to un-install. CD-Rom is running BBt> when a disc is put in.I do not have the installation disc. But it probably BBt> wouldn't install it anyway. It was working fine until I tried to run BBt> automan. Had problems and have not been able to use CD-Rom since. Had a BBt> computer tech try to get automan to run and he removed some things. Don't BBt> know if this caused a problem or not. Any ideas beside buying a new one ? BBt> Paul >> >> Paul ,B BBt> Central TV&Video BBt> Grover Beach Ca. >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- BBt> --- >> Lost Password: >> http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >> Email Archives: >> //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ BBt> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BBt> Lost Password: BBt> http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". BBt> Email Archives: BBt> //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/