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Can not read disk in cd rom drive?The cd rom drive will not read a cd. You can see the drive in "My Computer" but the cd looks blank when it is not.
1. Is it detected in the BIOS screen when your computer boots up? 2. Does Windows recognize it in the device manager? 3. Does the LED on the front blink when you put a disk in? Have you tried cleaning the laser lens? The first step is to run a pick up a CD/DVD ROM cleaning disk to make sure there is no dust, hair, or other particles on the lens. For about ten bucks, you can pick up a CD/DVD cleaning disk that has fine hairs on the underside. This will remove dust from the lens. Another option would be to make sure the IDE cable is firmly seated on the motherboard and on the device. Reseating these cables sometimes do the trick. Be careful doing this because it is possible to unseat something else. If you're not comfortable with opening your computer, your best bet is to take it to a professional. Another option for you is to make sure you have the latest BIOS update for your CD-ROM drive. Find the drive manufacturer's website and do a search for your model. Make sure you have the correct BIOS file because if you don't, it will make the drive inoperable and you will need to get it repaired/replaced. Again, if this is something you're not comfortable doing, take it to a repair shop. Before you go and try formatting and reinstalling your operating system, I'd try all of these other things first. Chances are, it's not your OS. Good luck. Try this workaround to rectify the problem..... Note: If you have any CD-writing software product/s [such as, Nero™.] installed on your computer, you need to uninstall the software before you remove the registry keys. You can do this in Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Scroll down the list for the particular program/s and follow the prompts to uninstall the software. Please Note: In CD is a program that's associated with CD-writing programs, and will need to be removed as well.Then:..... 1. Click Start, > Run. 2. In the Open: box, type regedit, > OK. 3. Locate and then click the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/System/CurrentControlSet/Control/Class/{4d36e965-e325- 11ce-bfc1-08002be10318} 4. On the File menu, click Export. 5. In the File name box, type savedkey, and then click Save. 6. Click the REG_MULTI_SZ data type UpperFilters, and then click Delete on the Edit menu. When you are prompted to confirm the deletion, click Yes. 7. Click the REG_MULTI_SZ data type LowerFilters, and then click Delete on the Edit menu. When you are prompted to confirm the deletion, click Yes. 8. Exit out of regedit, and then restart the computer. Reinstall your CD-Writing software, and test the devices.  Disk at C: Not capable of booting itself.The Startup floppy disk is essentially a bare bones DOS 7.x system disk with various disk initialization tools, such as FDISK.EXE, FORMAT.COM, and SYS.COM. These tools allow you to initialize the hard disk prior to the Win 98 installation.
How to Format the hard disk in msdos? format disk /parameter Example: format c: /s will format disk C and make it a system drive. If your Startup Disk does not have the Format.com, you can download it from: http://www.allbootdisks.com/disk_contents/download/98.html After formatting, your non-removable disk (hard disk) at c: will have one program installed and that is COMMAND.COM Your computer will now boot on drive C: and ready for installation of windows  How To Download Videos From YouTubeYouTube.com is an excellent website that allows you to view saved videos on their servers. Unfortunately YouTube doesn't allow you to download these videos.
How do I save YouTube Videos? 1. Browse for the videos at YouTube 2. Copy the URL of the YouTube video you have selected. 3. Paste the URL at videodownloadx.com Download Form Box. 4. Click "DOWNLOAD" to save the YouTube file to your PC. 5. Rename the YouTube file with a .flv extension if necessary. After I download YouTube Videos how do I watch them? When you download YouTube videos through videodownloadx, they are saved in the new.FLV (flash video) format. You will need to download a FREE FLV player to watch these YouTube files on your PC. 1. Download a FREE FLV PLAYER. When I enter full screen-mode, I cannot go back to normal mode! This seems to be a problem that is related to mProjector, the tool used to create FLV Player with. Other symptoms are (very) choppy video and/or stuttering audio. If this new version of FLV Player is giving you troubles, you can try reverting to the previous version. You can also try the following fix: 1. Close FLV Player. 2. Find the executable file FLVPLAYER.EXE (C:Program FilesFLVPlayer) 3. Right click on it. 4. Select PROPERTIES. 5. On COMPATIBLITY, choose WINDOWS 2000. 6. Start FLV Player. If this still does not work and you still experience choppy video and/or stuttering audio every time you double click the screen to view in full screen mode, I recommend that you convert the .flv extracted video into an .mpg video format which you can play on Windows Media Player. 1. Download a FREE FLV CONVERTER.  MS ACCESS FORMS - Field Expressions for Auto ComputationsCreating MS Access Forms that automatically computes  How to Post Music Blog More Recent Articles |
