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  #11  
Old May 23rd 06, 10:02 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Default Noel - CDRTC.DLL

Tom, with respect, this "feature to partition unallocated space" is another
V E R Y L O N G saga (12-18 months?) filling many News Group column
inches, for which everyone and his dog has tried to get Harry to fix. Best
left well alone g

.. I suspect you've got quite a mess on your hands


Couldn't possibly comment g

Mart


"TomV" wrote in message
...
Harry,

FWIW, it seems the source of your problem with this issue may be the fact
that you partitioned the unallocated space on the hard disk. Where did
you come "across a feature to partition unallocated space?" When you
created the new partition, did the "feature" you reference re-map the
drives? If not, I suspect you've got quite a mess on your hands and thus
the reason you're seeing the error message(s).

Tom

webster72n wrote:
Mart:

Thanks for the reply, but where is Noel? Hope he is not ill.
Concerning your question about my drives, I'm a bit at a loss, because of
what happened in between with my harddrive, if you can recall. When
fixing
that, I came across a feature to partition unallocated space and I went
ahead to do that. It worked too, but in the process the new drive became
'E'
and CD-Rom went from 'E' to 'F', leaving the error messages unchanged.
Also I seem to recall CD-ROM being 'R/W' instead of just 'W'.
As for the rest of your question, I need specific instructions for
producing
the required information. I did send my aida32-report to Noel with no
response.
To tell you the truth, I'm at the end of my tolerance and ready to
replace
the CD-ROM drive in the hope this will fix it.
The exact error messages a
"The disk in drive F is not formatted. Do you want to format it now?"
Clicking on "Yes" brings up:
"This drive cannot be formatted".
Next I get the message:
"The disk in drive F cannot be formatted.."
An inserted disk is not recognized and , as a matter of fact, none of the
specific abilities/properties of the drive show up, including 'Format'
and
'Eject', with eject still being listed and format not.

Harry.




  #12  
Old May 23rd 06, 10:48 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Default Noel - CDRTC.DLL

Harry
Go with Mart on this - he's the past-master on CD-R problems!
FWIW, I can see nothing wrong with the AIDA report (Mart - I'll pass it on
to you if you want?)

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

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"webster72n" wrote in message
...
Noel:

After making sure all evidence of "Adaptec" is removed, following your
instructions, I still get the very same error message and nothing changed
from the way it was before.
My only hope is replacement, but will it work?
What is the status on my report?

Harry.

  #13  
Old May 24th 06, 12:00 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Default Noel - CDRTC.DLL

Hi, Mart,

Thanks for the heads up. I recall the partitioning issue from many
months ago. I didn't realize it was that long ago.

It sounded in Harry's response though that he had entered the "partition
zone" again. If so, it seemed that it might identify a potential cause
of the current issue. I certainly don't want to revisit territory
that's already been well charted.

Tom

Mart wrote:
Tom, with respect, this "feature to partition unallocated space" is another
V E R Y L O N G saga (12-18 months?) filling many News Group column
inches, for which everyone and his dog has tried to get Harry to fix. Best
left well alone g

.. I suspect you've got quite a mess on your hands


Couldn't possibly comment g

Mart

  #14  
Old May 24th 06, 01:01 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Default Noel - CDRTC.DLL

LOL - But I suppose it does depend upon exactly which facet of his 'current
issues' you wish to forensically debate.

Sherlock Holmes, eat your heart out. g

Mart


"TomV" wrote in message
...
Hi, Mart,

Thanks for the heads up. I recall the partitioning issue from many months
ago. I didn't realize it was that long ago.

It sounded in Harry's response though that he had entered the "partition
zone" again. If so, it seemed that it might identify a potential cause of
the current issue. I certainly don't want to revisit territory that's
already been well charted.

Tom

Mart wrote:
Tom, with respect, this "feature to partition unallocated space" is
another V E R Y L O N G saga (12-18 months?) filling many News Group
column inches, for which everyone and his dog has tried to get Harry to
fix. Best left well alone g

.. I suspect you've got quite a mess on your hands


Couldn't possibly comment g

Mart



  #15  
Old May 24th 06, 02:16 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Default Noel - CDRTC.DLL


Tom:
The partitioning took place 'after' the CDRTC isssue and it is part of the
'Lifeguard Tools' for the harddrive itself. No problems with that.
In other words, no connection between the two.
Thanks anyhow.

Harry.


"TomV" wrote in message
...
Harry,

FWIW, it seems the source of your problem with this issue may be the
fact that you partitioned the unallocated space on the hard disk. Where
did you come "across a feature to partition unallocated space?" When
you created the new partition, did the "feature" you reference re-map
the drives? If not, I suspect you've got quite a mess on your hands and
thus the reason you're seeing the error message(s).

Tom

webster72n wrote:
Mart:

Thanks for the reply, but where is Noel? Hope he is not ill.
Concerning your question about my drives, I'm a bit at a loss, because

of
what happened in between with my harddrive, if you can recall. When

fixing
that, I came across a feature to partition unallocated space and I went
ahead to do that. It worked too, but in the process the new drive became

'E'
and CD-Rom went from 'E' to 'F', leaving the error messages unchanged.
Also I seem to recall CD-ROM being 'R/W' instead of just 'W'.
As for the rest of your question, I need specific instructions for

producing
the required information. I did send my aida32-report to Noel with no
response.
To tell you the truth, I'm at the end of my tolerance and ready to

replace
the CD-ROM drive in the hope this will fix it.
The exact error messages a
"The disk in drive F is not formatted. Do you want to format it now?"
Clicking on "Yes" brings up:
"This drive cannot be formatted".
Next I get the message:
"The disk in drive F cannot be formatted.."
An inserted disk is not recognized and , as a matter of fact, none of

the
specific abilities/properties of the drive show up, including 'Format'

and
'Eject', with eject still being listed and format not.

Harry.




  #16  
Old May 24th 06, 02:19 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Default Noel - CDRTC.DLL


Thank you, Mart, in between chores I am trying to take care of this.
Printed your instructions and will execute.
Give me some time, please.

Harry.


"Mart" wrote in message
...
First a note to Heather :-

It's been a V E R Y L O N G trek Heather, - around the houses, but

Harry
and I are (I hope) making some progress, albeit three forward and two

back.
I hope to nail the issue of a 'suspect' CD-ROM (writer) so please bear

with
me.

BTW - Real Mode DOS - as per WinMe Startup (floppy) Disk. Oh! and Harry,

NOT
Safe Mode!!


Now to Harry, put your Error Report to one side for a moment - with a bit

of
luck things *should* become clearer.

You need to try to determine whether the problem with your CD-ROM drive is

a
WinMe/Software issue or a genuine 'faulty' CD-ROM and/or associated
cabling/connections.

Boot, using your WinMe Startup (floppy) Disk in the A: drive.
Select option 2. Start computer with CD-ROM support.

Let the screen information scroll until you eventually see a line which
should report a drive letter for your CD-ROM. You should be aware that

the
drive letter may not necessarily the same letter as you would expect to

see
in Windows.

For example, you may see the CD-ROM becoming the E:, so the screen should
show:
Drive E:= Driver MSCD001 UNIT 0
Your CD-ROM Is Drive E


When the boot disk finally settles down, you will be presented with an

A:\
prompt.

Now put a 'good' data CD (e.g. cover disk from a magazine) into the CD-ROM
and at the A:\ prompt, type "E:"
(no quotes and note the colon after the letter E) Then Press Return.

Now, at the E:\ prompt, type "DIR /P" (no quotes and note the space) Then
press Return.

You should see a listing of the CD contents.

Come back with your results. Give EXACT errors reports - if any.

Mart



"webster72n" wrote in message
...

What'n the h*** are you raving about, Heather?
All you have to do is, look at Mart's last thread, I didn't make that

up.
As
for the rest of your comments, I can do without, thank you.

Harry.


"Heather" wrote in message
...
What in heck is "REAL MODE DOS"???? Is this Merkin-speak for

something?

WinME doesn't have DOS. So pardon me if I ask you what in h*ll you are
talking about.

I think it is about time you took that machine into a tech who knows
what he is doing and forget mucking about yourself......you usually
screw it up good!! And then do another reinstall.....#65 coming up??

I
have lost track.

HF
"webster72n" wrote in message
...

It must have escaped my attention, Mart, but how does one "confirm"
the
CD-ROM (there's only one) in Real Mode DOS?
Somehow I have the suspicion, that's where the problem originated.

Harry.


"Mart" wrote in message
...
Harry,

I still get the very same error message and
nothing changed from the way it was before.

Please give the EXACT error message - and, under what conditions.

Just to recap :-

When things were normal g what were ALL your 'original' drive
letters,
according to Windows Explorer and what drives did you have

connected?
(e.g.
A=FDD, C=HDD0, D=HDD1, E=CD-ROM[reader], F=CD-ROM[burner] etc.,)

Are they ALL still shown in WE now and what are their current drive
letters?

Have you confirmed (and tested) the CD-ROM's in Real Mode DOS?

BTW - can you please try to remember to post in Plain Text in the
News
Groups.

Mart


"webster72n" wrote in message
...
Noel:

After making sure all evidence of "Adaptec" is removed, following
your
instructions, I still get the very same error message and nothing
changed
from the way it was before.
My only hope is replacement, but will it work?
What is the status on my report?

Harry.












  #17  
Old May 24th 06, 03:54 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Default Noel - CDRTC.DLL


I actually enjoyed doing this, Mart.
There were no error reports and I did get the listing of the CD contents.
This was on drive 'G', the virtual drive, I believe.
I also tried the same with the actual cd-rom drive 'F' with these results
(without a cd in it):
"Volume in drive F is MS-RAMDRIVE, Directory of F:\
ATTRIB EXE 15,252 06-07-00 8:05p
CHKDSK EXE (omitted to ease operation)
COMMAND COM "
DEBUG EXE "
EDIT COM "
EXTRACT EXE "
FORMAT COM "
HELP BAT "
MSCDEX EXE "
README TXT "
SCANDISK EXE "
SCANDISK INI "
SYS COM "
14 file(s) 655.851 bytes
0 dir(s) 1,427,456 bytes free."

By the looks of it I may have omitted one of the files, there are only
thirteen upon counting. If it should matter, I will give you the possibly
missing one later.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Harry.


"Mart" wrote in message
...
First a note to Heather :-

It's been a V E R Y L O N G trek Heather, - around the houses, but

Harry
and I are (I hope) making some progress, albeit three forward and two

back.
I hope to nail the issue of a 'suspect' CD-ROM (writer) so please bear

with
me.

BTW - Real Mode DOS - as per WinMe Startup (floppy) Disk. Oh! and Harry,

NOT
Safe Mode!!


Now to Harry, put your Error Report to one side for a moment - with a bit

of
luck things *should* become clearer.

You need to try to determine whether the problem with your CD-ROM drive is

a
WinMe/Software issue or a genuine 'faulty' CD-ROM and/or associated
cabling/connections.

Boot, using your WinMe Startup (floppy) Disk in the A: drive.
Select option 2. Start computer with CD-ROM support.

Let the screen information scroll until you eventually see a line which
should report a drive letter for your CD-ROM. You should be aware that

the
drive letter may not necessarily the same letter as you would expect to

see
in Windows.

For example, you may see the CD-ROM becoming the E:, so the screen should
show:
Drive E:= Driver MSCD001 UNIT 0
Your CD-ROM Is Drive E


When the boot disk finally settles down, you will be presented with an

A:\
prompt.

Now put a 'good' data CD (e.g. cover disk from a magazine) into the CD-ROM
and at the A:\ prompt, type "E:"
(no quotes and note the colon after the letter E) Then Press Return.

Now, at the E:\ prompt, type "DIR /P" (no quotes and note the space) Then
press Return.

You should see a listing of the CD contents.

Come back with your results. Give EXACT errors reports - if any.

Mart



"webster72n" wrote in message
...

What'n the h*** are you raving about, Heather?
All you have to do is, look at Mart's last thread, I didn't make that

up.
As
for the rest of your comments, I can do without, thank you.

Harry.


"Heather" wrote in message
...
What in heck is "REAL MODE DOS"???? Is this Merkin-speak for

something?

WinME doesn't have DOS. So pardon me if I ask you what in h*ll you are
talking about.

I think it is about time you took that machine into a tech who knows
what he is doing and forget mucking about yourself......you usually
screw it up good!! And then do another reinstall.....#65 coming up??

I
have lost track.

HF
"webster72n" wrote in message
...

It must have escaped my attention, Mart, but how does one "confirm"
the
CD-ROM (there's only one) in Real Mode DOS?
Somehow I have the suspicion, that's where the problem originated.

Harry.


"Mart" wrote in message
...
Harry,

I still get the very same error message and
nothing changed from the way it was before.

Please give the EXACT error message - and, under what conditions.

Just to recap :-

When things were normal g what were ALL your 'original' drive
letters,
according to Windows Explorer and what drives did you have

connected?
(e.g.
A=FDD, C=HDD0, D=HDD1, E=CD-ROM[reader], F=CD-ROM[burner] etc.,)

Are they ALL still shown in WE now and what are their current drive
letters?

Have you confirmed (and tested) the CD-ROM's in Real Mode DOS?

BTW - can you please try to remember to post in Plain Text in the
News
Groups.

Mart


"webster72n" wrote in message
...
Noel:

After making sure all evidence of "Adaptec" is removed, following
your
instructions, I still get the very same error message and nothing
changed
from the way it was before.
My only hope is replacement, but will it work?
What is the status on my report?

Harry.












  #18  
Old May 24th 06, 04:09 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Default Noel - CDRTC.DLL

Is that the FORMAT command that I saw there?

webster72n wrote:
I actually enjoyed doing this, Mart.
There were no error reports and I did get the listing of the CD contents.
This was on drive 'G', the virtual drive, I believe.
I also tried the same with the actual cd-rom drive 'F' with these results
(without a cd in it):
"Volume in drive F is MS-RAMDRIVE, Directory of F:\
ATTRIB EXE 15,252 06-07-00 8:05p
CHKDSK EXE (omitted to ease operation)
COMMAND COM "
DEBUG EXE "
EDIT COM "
EXTRACT EXE "
FORMAT COM "
HELP BAT "
MSCDEX EXE "
README TXT "
SCANDISK EXE "
SCANDISK INI "
SYS COM "
14 file(s) 655.851 bytes
0 dir(s) 1,427,456 bytes free."

By the looks of it I may have omitted one of the files, there are only
thirteen upon counting. If it should matter, I will give you the possibly
missing one later.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Harry.


"Mart" wrote in message
...

First a note to Heather :-

It's been a V E R Y L O N G trek Heather, - around the houses, but


Harry

and I are (I hope) making some progress, albeit three forward and two


back.

I hope to nail the issue of a 'suspect' CD-ROM (writer) so please bear


with

me.

BTW - Real Mode DOS - as per WinMe Startup (floppy) Disk. Oh! and Harry,


NOT

Safe Mode!!


Now to Harry, put your Error Report to one side for a moment - with a bit


of

luck things *should* become clearer.

You need to try to determine whether the problem with your CD-ROM drive is


a

WinMe/Software issue or a genuine 'faulty' CD-ROM and/or associated
cabling/connections.

Boot, using your WinMe Startup (floppy) Disk in the A: drive.
Select option 2. Start computer with CD-ROM support.

Let the screen information scroll until you eventually see a line which
should report a drive letter for your CD-ROM. You should be aware that


the

drive letter may not necessarily the same letter as you would expect to


see

in Windows.

For example, you may see the CD-ROM becoming the E:, so the screen should
show:

Drive E:= Driver MSCD001 UNIT 0
Your CD-ROM Is Drive E


When the boot disk finally settles down, you will be presented with an


A:\

prompt.

Now put a 'good' data CD (e.g. cover disk from a magazine) into the CD-ROM
and at the A:\ prompt, type "E:"
(no quotes and note the colon after the letter E) Then Press Return.

Now, at the E:\ prompt, type "DIR /P" (no quotes and note the space) Then
press Return.

You should see a listing of the CD contents.

Come back with your results. Give EXACT errors reports - if any.

Mart



"webster72n" wrote in message
.. .

What'n the h*** are you raving about, Heather?
All you have to do is, look at Mart's last thread, I didn't make that


up.

As
for the rest of your comments, I can do without, thank you.

Harry.


"Heather" wrote in message
...

What in heck is "REAL MODE DOS"???? Is this Merkin-speak for


something?

WinME doesn't have DOS. So pardon me if I ask you what in h*ll you are
talking about.

I think it is about time you took that machine into a tech who knows
what he is doing and forget mucking about yourself......you usually
screw it up good!! And then do another reinstall.....#65 coming up??


I

have lost track.

HF
"webster72n" wrote in message
. ..

It must have escaped my attention, Mart, but how does one "confirm"
the
CD-ROM (there's only one) in Real Mode DOS?
Somehow I have the suspicion, that's where the problem originated.

Harry.


"Mart" wrote in message
.. .

Harry,


I still get the very same error message and
nothing changed from the way it was before.

Please give the EXACT error message - and, under what conditions.

Just to recap :-

When things were normal g what were ALL your 'original' drive
letters,
according to Windows Explorer and what drives did you have


connected?

(e.g.

A=FDD, C=HDD0, D=HDD1, E=CD-ROM[reader], F=CD-ROM[burner] etc.,)

Are they ALL still shown in WE now and what are their current drive

letters?

Have you confirmed (and tested) the CD-ROM's in Real Mode DOS?

BTW - can you please try to remember to post in Plain Text in the
News
Groups.

Mart


"webster72n" wrote in message
.. .
Noel:

After making sure all evidence of "Adaptec" is removed, following
your
instructions, I still get the very same error message and nothing
changed
from the way it was before.
My only hope is replacement, but will it work?
What is the status on my report?

Harry.









  #19  
Old May 24th 06, 04:18 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Default Noel - CDRTC.DLL

And where did chkdsk come from???

John John wrote:

Is that the FORMAT command that I saw there?

webster72n wrote:

I actually enjoyed doing this, Mart.
There were no error reports and I did get the listing of the CD contents.
This was on drive 'G', the virtual drive, I believe.
I also tried the same with the actual cd-rom drive 'F' with these results
(without a cd in it):
"Volume in drive F is MS-RAMDRIVE, Directory of F:\
ATTRIB EXE 15,252 06-07-00 8:05p
CHKDSK EXE (omitted to ease operation)
COMMAND COM "
DEBUG EXE "
EDIT COM "
EXTRACT EXE "
FORMAT COM "
HELP BAT "
MSCDEX EXE "
README TXT "
SCANDISK EXE "
SCANDISK INI "
SYS COM "
14 file(s) 655.851 bytes
0 dir(s) 1,427,456 bytes free."

By the looks of it I may have omitted one of the files, there are only
thirteen upon counting. If it should matter, I will give you the possibly
missing one later.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Harry.


"Mart" wrote in message
...

First a note to Heather :-

It's been a V E R Y L O N G trek Heather, - around the houses, but



Harry

and I are (I hope) making some progress, albeit three forward and two



back.

I hope to nail the issue of a 'suspect' CD-ROM (writer) so please bear



with

me.

BTW - Real Mode DOS - as per WinMe Startup (floppy) Disk. Oh! and Harry,



NOT

Safe Mode!!


Now to Harry, put your Error Report to one side for a moment - with a
bit



of

luck things *should* become clearer.

You need to try to determine whether the problem with your CD-ROM
drive is



a

WinMe/Software issue or a genuine 'faulty' CD-ROM and/or associated
cabling/connections.

Boot, using your WinMe Startup (floppy) Disk in the A: drive.
Select option 2. Start computer with CD-ROM support.

Let the screen information scroll until you eventually see a line which
should report a drive letter for your CD-ROM. You should be aware that



the

drive letter may not necessarily the same letter as you would expect to



see

in Windows.

For example, you may see the CD-ROM becoming the E:, so the screen
should
show:

Drive E:= Driver MSCD001 UNIT 0
Your CD-ROM Is Drive E


When the boot disk finally settles down, you will be presented with an



A:\

prompt.

Now put a 'good' data CD (e.g. cover disk from a magazine) into the
CD-ROM
and at the A:\ prompt, type "E:"
(no quotes and note the colon after the letter E) Then Press Return.

Now, at the E:\ prompt, type "DIR /P" (no quotes and note the space)
Then
press Return.

You should see a listing of the CD contents.

Come back with your results. Give EXACT errors reports - if any.

Mart



"webster72n" wrote in message
...

What'n the h*** are you raving about, Heather?
All you have to do is, look at Mart's last thread, I didn't make that



up.

As
for the rest of your comments, I can do without, thank you.

Harry.


"Heather" wrote in message
...

What in heck is "REAL MODE DOS"???? Is this Merkin-speak for



something?

WinME doesn't have DOS. So pardon me if I ask you what in h*ll you
are
talking about.

I think it is about time you took that machine into a tech who knows
what he is doing and forget mucking about yourself......you usually
screw it up good!! And then do another reinstall.....#65 coming up??



I

have lost track.

HF
"webster72n" wrote in message
...

It must have escaped my attention, Mart, but how does one "confirm"
the
CD-ROM (there's only one) in Real Mode DOS?
Somehow I have the suspicion, that's where the problem originated.

Harry.


"Mart" wrote in message
...

Harry,


I still get the very same error message and
nothing changed from the way it was before.


Please give the EXACT error message - and, under what conditions.

Just to recap :-

When things were normal g what were ALL your 'original' drive
letters,
according to Windows Explorer and what drives did you have



connected?

(e.g.

A=FDD, C=HDD0, D=HDD1, E=CD-ROM[reader], F=CD-ROM[burner] etc.,)

Are they ALL still shown in WE now and what are their current drive


letters?

Have you confirmed (and tested) the CD-ROM's in Real Mode DOS?

BTW - can you please try to remember to post in Plain Text in the
News
Groups.

Mart


"webster72n" wrote in message
...
Noel:

After making sure all evidence of "Adaptec" is removed, following
your
instructions, I still get the very same error message and nothing
changed
from the way it was before.
My only hope is replacement, but will it work?
What is the status on my report?

Harry.









  #20  
Old May 24th 06, 04:29 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Default Noel - CDRTC.DLL

Mart:
To make matters worse, I can't read the Floppy A either. With the disk
inserted, it asks me to insert one.

Harry.


"webster72n" wrote in message
...

I actually enjoyed doing this, Mart.
There were no error reports and I did get the listing of the CD contents.
This was on drive 'G', the virtual drive, I believe.
I also tried the same with the actual cd-rom drive 'F' with these results
(without a cd in it):
"Volume in drive F is MS-RAMDRIVE, Directory of F:\
ATTRIB EXE 15,252 06-07-00 8:05p
CHKDSK EXE (omitted to ease operation)
COMMAND COM "
DEBUG EXE "
EDIT COM "
EXTRACT EXE "
FORMAT COM "
HELP BAT "
MSCDEX EXE "
README TXT "
SCANDISK EXE "
SCANDISK INI "
SYS COM "
14 file(s) 655.851 bytes
0 dir(s) 1,427,456 bytes free."

By the looks of it I may have omitted one of the files, there are only
thirteen upon counting. If it should matter, I will give you the possibly
missing one later.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Harry.


"Mart" wrote in message
...
First a note to Heather :-

It's been a V E R Y L O N G trek Heather, - around the houses, but

Harry
and I are (I hope) making some progress, albeit three forward and two

back.
I hope to nail the issue of a 'suspect' CD-ROM (writer) so please bear

with
me.

BTW - Real Mode DOS - as per WinMe Startup (floppy) Disk. Oh! and Harry,

NOT
Safe Mode!!


Now to Harry, put your Error Report to one side for a moment - with a

bit
of
luck things *should* become clearer.

You need to try to determine whether the problem with your CD-ROM drive

is
a
WinMe/Software issue or a genuine 'faulty' CD-ROM and/or associated
cabling/connections.

Boot, using your WinMe Startup (floppy) Disk in the A: drive.
Select option 2. Start computer with CD-ROM support.

Let the screen information scroll until you eventually see a line which
should report a drive letter for your CD-ROM. You should be aware that

the
drive letter may not necessarily the same letter as you would expect to

see
in Windows.

For example, you may see the CD-ROM becoming the E:, so the screen

should
show:
Drive E:= Driver MSCD001 UNIT 0
Your CD-ROM Is Drive E


When the boot disk finally settles down, you will be presented with an

A:\
prompt.

Now put a 'good' data CD (e.g. cover disk from a magazine) into the

CD-ROM
and at the A:\ prompt, type "E:"
(no quotes and note the colon after the letter E) Then Press Return.

Now, at the E:\ prompt, type "DIR /P" (no quotes and note the space)

Then
press Return.

You should see a listing of the CD contents.

Come back with your results. Give EXACT errors reports - if any.

Mart



"webster72n" wrote in message
...

What'n the h*** are you raving about, Heather?
All you have to do is, look at Mart's last thread, I didn't make that

up.
As
for the rest of your comments, I can do without, thank you.

Harry.


"Heather" wrote in message
...
What in heck is "REAL MODE DOS"???? Is this Merkin-speak for

something?

WinME doesn't have DOS. So pardon me if I ask you what in h*ll you

are
talking about.

I think it is about time you took that machine into a tech who knows
what he is doing and forget mucking about yourself......you usually
screw it up good!! And then do another reinstall.....#65 coming up??

I
have lost track.

HF
"webster72n" wrote in message
...

It must have escaped my attention, Mart, but how does one "confirm"
the
CD-ROM (there's only one) in Real Mode DOS?
Somehow I have the suspicion, that's where the problem originated.

Harry.


"Mart" wrote in message
...
Harry,

I still get the very same error message and
nothing changed from the way it was before.

Please give the EXACT error message - and, under what conditions.

Just to recap :-

When things were normal g what were ALL your 'original' drive
letters,
according to Windows Explorer and what drives did you have

connected?
(e.g.
A=FDD, C=HDD0, D=HDD1, E=CD-ROM[reader], F=CD-ROM[burner] etc.,)

Are they ALL still shown in WE now and what are their current

drive
letters?

Have you confirmed (and tested) the CD-ROM's in Real Mode DOS?

BTW - can you please try to remember to post in Plain Text in the
News
Groups.

Mart


"webster72n" wrote in message
...
Noel:

After making sure all evidence of "Adaptec" is removed, following
your
instructions, I still get the very same error message and nothing
changed
from the way it was before.
My only hope is replacement, but will it work?
What is the status on my report?

Harry.














 




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