Reboot to Safe Mode
Open Device Manager
Remove ALL CD/DVD devices
Remove ALL error-flagged devices
Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall drivers - see if that helps

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Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
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wrote in message
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My CD drive has not worked either. Upon startup, the drive
flashes continuously and reamins flashing throughout. I
can click on the drive icon, and it seems to identify the
drive with a letter, however, I am unable to load the cd
contents. A mesaage comes up that states the "Please
insert a disk into drive"
-----Original Message-----
A new one?

Seriously though, we need a little more information to
diagnose
anything......
Reboot to Safe Mode
Open Device Manager there - what does it have to say
about the CD-ROM ??
If there's more than one entry for it, remove ALL
instances, and reboot to
Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall required drivers
While there, check for error-flagged entries, and Remove
ALL of them if any
exist - reboot....


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Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...2001/Mar01/Mar
27pmvp.asp

"ED.S" wrote in
message
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MY CD ROM HAS STOPPED WORKING. WHAT SHOULD I LOOK FOR?


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