[TechAssist] Re: CD-Rom
- From: Bil Green <tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Paul <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 17:39:44 -0700
Just pull the bloody CDROM out of another computer and try that!
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Best regards,
Bil Green
PC 1000
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
760-924-1000 mailto:tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx
Tuesday, June 8, 2004, 9:36:40 AM, you wrote:
P> Hi Jeff It has been longer than five days since this problem started, but I
will give your suggestion a try. Nothing else has worked so far. Thanks,
Paul
P> Intrepid Video Support <support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Paul,
P> Unless someone changed the default setting, your Windows keeps a copy of the
registry settings for five
P> days.
P> Restart, press F8 to get to a DOS menu.
P> Choose C:\ Prompt/
P> Type 'scanreg' (w/o the quotes)
P> Menu pops up, choose to scan, if says no errors, choose to view back ups.
P> Choose a backup with a date before the problem started.
P> Hopefully it takes and tells you to restart.
P> The CD-ROM on your desktop is only a shortcut, which is why it was still
there.
P> You need to check the properties of your CD-ROM drive in My Computer, or
control panel.
P> Jeff
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P> ----- Original Message -----
P> From: "Paul"
P> To:
P> Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 7:19 PM
P> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: CD-Rom
P> Barry, nothing in the control panel, the system or device manager shows that
there is a CD-Rom. Have
P> checked drives and everywhere I can think of. One bit of information that I
should have included. My
P> desktop still shows the cd-rom icon. When I click on that it says D:\ folder
has been moved or removed.
P> Paul
P> Barry Thompson wrote: Check properties in contol panel ,system,.device
manager,cdrom.
P> Automan
P> could have turn on disconnect.
P> barrystv@xxxxxxx
P> Barrys TV
P> Ottawa Canada
P> ----- Original Message -----
P> From: "Paul"
P> To:
P> Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 6:49 PM
P> Subject: [TechAssist] CD-Rom
>> Computer dose not recognize the CD-ROM. Have tried disconnecting the
P> CD-Rom and turning the computer on then off and reconnect to see if it would
P> recognize it and there is no evidence that it is in the computer at all.
P> Can' t un-install because there is nothing to un-install. CD-Rom is running
P> when a disc is put in.I do not have the installation disc. But it probably
P> wouldn't install it anyway. It was working fine until I tried to run
P> automan. Had problems and have not been able to use CD-Rom since. Had a
P> 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 ?
P> Paul
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