CD ROM not accessible

"glee" wrote in message
...
D: os NOT the CD drive letter being assigned....it is the virtual RAM
drive created
by the boot disk, for tools. The CD drive is being assigned the letter E:
by the
boot disk.

You need to do the DIR listing on E:, with a disc in the drive:

E:
DIR

--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


Hi Glee
Done that and it seen the win98 cd I had in drive, do you know how I can fix
the Problem from here?

*Do I need to change the CDrom drive letter? If so how.
*Its still shows up as (D) in device manager and I'm still getting the error
message.
*I could reformatt in DOS but I don't really want to do that if nessesary.

--


Regards
p.mc

That proves the CD-ROM is physically OK. So, as Glee also suggested...

(1) Boot to Safe Mode.
(Hold F5 as you boot, or hold CTRL for the Startup Menu,
& select Safe Mode from that.)
(2) "START button, Settings, Control Panel, System, Device Manager tab".
(3) Open the CD-ROM branch, by clicking it's plus sign.
(4) Highlight each drive in that branch, & click "Remove".
(Safe Mode may reveal the presence of a "ghost".)
(5) Close up, & boot to Normal Mode.

Hopefully Windows will find the correct drivers, & all will be well.


http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q237948
Troubleshoot CD-R_W

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=218617
Troubleshoot CD-ROM or DVD-ROM


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"p.mc" wrote in message ...
| "glee" wrote in message
| ...
| D: os NOT the CD drive letter being assigned....it is the virtual RAM
| drive created
| by the boot disk, for tools. The CD drive is being assigned the letter E:
| by the
| boot disk.
|
| You need to do the DIR listing on E:, with a disc in the drive:
|
| E:
| DIR
|
| --
| Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
| http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
|
|
| Hi Glee
| Done that and it seen the win98 cd I had in drive, do you know how I can fix
| the Problem from here?
|
| *Do I need to change the CDrom drive letter? If so how.
| *Its still shows up as (D) in device manager and I'm still getting the error
| message.
| *I could reformatt in DOS but I don't really want to do that if nessesary.
|
| --
|
|
| Regards
| p.mc
|
|

That proves the CD-ROM is physically OK. So, as Glee also suggested...

(1) Boot to Safe Mode.
(Hold F5 as you boot, or hold CTRL for the Startup Menu,
& select Safe Mode from that.)
(2) "START button, Settings, Control Panel, System, Device Manager tab".
(3) Open the CD-ROM branch, by clicking it's plus sign.
(4) Highlight each drive in that branch, & click "Remove".
(Safe Mode may reveal the presence of a "ghost".)
(5) Close up, & boot to Normal Mode.

Hopefully Windows will find the correct drivers, & all will be well.


http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q237948
Troubleshoot CD-R_W

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=218617
Troubleshoot CD-ROM or DVD-ROM


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"p.mc" wrote in message ...
| "glee" wrote in message
| ...
| D: os NOT the CD drive letter being assigned....it is the virtual RAM
| drive created
| by the boot disk, for tools. The CD drive is being assigned the letter E:
| by the
| boot disk.
|
| You need to do the DIR listing on E:, with a disc in the drive:
|
| E:
| DIR
|
| --
| Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
| http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
|
|
| Hi Glee
| Done that and it seen the win98 cd I had in drive, do you know how I can fix
| the Problem from here?
|
| *Do I need to change the CDrom drive letter? If so how.
| *Its still shows up as (D) in device manager and I'm still getting the error
| message.
| *I could reformatt in DOS but I don't really want to do that if nessesary.
|
| --
|
|
| Regards
| p.mc
|
|

"p.mc" wrote in message
...
"glee" wrote in message
...
D: os NOT the CD drive letter being assigned....it is the virtual RAM
drive created
by the boot disk, for tools. The CD drive is being assigned the letter E:
by the
boot disk.

You need to do the DIR listing on E:, with a disc in the drive:

E:
DIR

--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


Hi Glee
Done that and it seen the win98 cd I had in drive, do you know how I can fix
the Problem from here?

*Do I need to change the CDrom drive letter? If so how.
*Its still shows up as (D) in device manager and I'm still getting the error
message.
*I could reformatt in DOS but I don't really want to do that if nessesary.

Alright, apparently you wer able to get a directory reading (DIR) on a CD from the
DOS boot,and you got an audio CD to play once but not again. I am not clear about
whether or not you removed all entries in the CDROM category of Device Manager from
SAFE MODE......did you?
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

"p.mc" wrote in message
...
"glee" wrote in message
...
D: os NOT the CD drive letter being assigned....it is the virtual RAM
drive created
by the boot disk, for tools. The CD drive is being assigned the letter E:
by the
boot disk.

You need to do the DIR listing on E:, with a disc in the drive:

E:
DIR

--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


Hi Glee
Done that and it seen the win98 cd I had in drive, do you know how I can fix
the Problem from here?

*Do I need to change the CDrom drive letter? If so how.
*Its still shows up as (D) in device manager and I'm still getting the error
message.
*I could reformatt in DOS but I don't really want to do that if nessesary.

Alright, apparently you wer able to get a directory reading (DIR) on a CD from the
DOS boot,and you got an audio CD to play once but not again. I am not clear about
whether or not you removed all entries in the CDROM category of Device Manager from
SAFE MODE......did you?
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

Thanks all for the support

I went to the cdrom properties page in device manager, and on the settings
Tab/reserved drive letters/ I put start drive letter E: end drive letter E:
And that changed the cdrom drive to E: and now alls well, thanks to you
lot.


Yours greatfully
p.mc


"PCR" wrote in message
...
That proves the CD-ROM is physically OK. So, as Glee also suggested...

(1) Boot to Safe Mode.
(Hold F5 as you boot, or hold CTRL for the Startup Menu,
& select Safe Mode from that.)
(2) "START button, Settings, Control Panel, System, Device Manager tab".
(3) Open the CD-ROM branch, by clicking it's plus sign.
(4) Highlight each drive in that branch, & click "Remove".
(Safe Mode may reveal the presence of a "ghost".)
(5) Close up, & boot to Normal Mode.

Hopefully Windows will find the correct drivers, & all will be well.


http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q237948
Troubleshoot CD-R_W

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=218617
Troubleshoot CD-ROM or DVD-ROM


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"p.mc" wrote in message
...
| "glee" wrote in message
| ...
| D: os NOT the CD drive letter being assigned....it is the virtual RAM
| drive created
| by the boot disk, for tools. The CD drive is being assigned the letter
E:
| by the
| boot disk.
|
| You need to do the DIR listing on E:, with a disc in the drive:
|
| E:
| DIR
|
| --
| Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
| http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
|
|
| Hi Glee
| Done that and it seen the win98 cd I had in drive, do you know how I can
fix
| the Problem from here?
|
| *Do I need to change the CDrom drive letter? If so how.
| *Its still shows up as (D) in device manager and I'm still getting the
error
| message.
| *I could reformatt in DOS but I don't really want to do that if nessesary.
|
| --
|
|
| Regards
| p.mc
|
|

Thanks all for the support

I went to the cdrom properties page in device manager, and on the settings
Tab/reserved drive letters/ I put start drive letter E: end drive letter E:
And that changed the cdrom drive to E: and now alls well, thanks to you
lot.


Yours greatfully
p.mc


"PCR" wrote in message
...
That proves the CD-ROM is physically OK. So, as Glee also suggested...

(1) Boot to Safe Mode.
(Hold F5 as you boot, or hold CTRL for the Startup Menu,
& select Safe Mode from that.)
(2) "START button, Settings, Control Panel, System, Device Manager tab".
(3) Open the CD-ROM branch, by clicking it's plus sign.
(4) Highlight each drive in that branch, & click "Remove".
(Safe Mode may reveal the presence of a "ghost".)
(5) Close up, & boot to Normal Mode.

Hopefully Windows will find the correct drivers, & all will be well.


http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q237948
Troubleshoot CD-R_W

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=218617
Troubleshoot CD-ROM or DVD-ROM


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"p.mc" wrote in message
...
| "glee" wrote in message
| ...
| D: os NOT the CD drive letter being assigned....it is the virtual RAM
| drive created
| by the boot disk, for tools. The CD drive is being assigned the letter
E:
| by the
| boot disk.
|
| You need to do the DIR listing on E:, with a disc in the drive:
|
| E:
| DIR
|
| --
| Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
| http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
|
|
| Hi Glee
| Done that and it seen the win98 cd I had in drive, do you know how I can
fix
| the Problem from here?
|
| *Do I need to change the CDrom drive letter? If so how.
| *Its still shows up as (D) in device manager and I'm still getting the
error
| message.
| *I could reformatt in DOS but I don't really want to do that if nessesary.
|
| --
|
|
| Regards
| p.mc
|
|

Well, that's interesting.
If you can now access the CD drive from Windows, good enough!
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"p.mc" wrote in message
...
Thanks all for the support

I went to the cdrom properties page in device manager, and on the settings
Tab/reserved drive letters/ I put start drive letter E: end drive letter E:
And that changed the cdrom drive to E: and now alls well, thanks to you
lot.


Yours greatfully
p.mc


"PCR" wrote in message
...
That proves the CD-ROM is physically OK. So, as Glee also suggested...

(1) Boot to Safe Mode.
(Hold F5 as you boot, or hold CTRL for the Startup Menu,
& select Safe Mode from that.)
(2) "START button, Settings, Control Panel, System, Device Manager tab".
(3) Open the CD-ROM branch, by clicking it's plus sign.
(4) Highlight each drive in that branch, & click "Remove".
(Safe Mode may reveal the presence of a "ghost".)
(5) Close up, & boot to Normal Mode.

Hopefully Windows will find the correct drivers, & all will be well.


http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q237948
Troubleshoot CD-R_W

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=218617
Troubleshoot CD-ROM or DVD-ROM


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"p.mc" wrote in message
...
| "glee" wrote in message
| ...
| D: os NOT the CD drive letter being assigned....it is the virtual RAM
| drive created
| by the boot disk, for tools. The CD drive is being assigned the letter
E:
| by the
| boot disk.
|
| You need to do the DIR listing on E:, with a disc in the drive:
|
| E:
| DIR
|
| --
| Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
| http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
|
|
| Hi Glee
| Done that and it seen the win98 cd I had in drive, do you know how I can
fix
| the Problem from here?
|
| *Do I need to change the CDrom drive letter? If so how.
| *Its still shows up as (D) in device manager and I'm still getting the
error
| message.
| *I could reformatt in DOS but I don't really want to do that if nessesary.
|
| --
|
|
| Regards
| p.mc
|
|

Well, that's interesting.
If you can now access the CD drive from Windows, good enough!
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"p.mc" wrote in message
...
Thanks all for the support

I went to the cdrom properties page in device manager, and on the settings
Tab/reserved drive letters/ I put start drive letter E: end drive letter E:
And that changed the cdrom drive to E: and now alls well, thanks to you
lot.


Yours greatfully
p.mc


"PCR" wrote in message
...
That proves the CD-ROM is physically OK. So, as Glee also suggested...

(1) Boot to Safe Mode.
(Hold F5 as you boot, or hold CTRL for the Startup Menu,
& select Safe Mode from that.)
(2) "START button, Settings, Control Panel, System, Device Manager tab".
(3) Open the CD-ROM branch, by clicking it's plus sign.
(4) Highlight each drive in that branch, & click "Remove".
(Safe Mode may reveal the presence of a "ghost".)
(5) Close up, & boot to Normal Mode.

Hopefully Windows will find the correct drivers, & all will be well.


http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q237948
Troubleshoot CD-R_W

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=218617
Troubleshoot CD-ROM or DVD-ROM


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"p.mc" wrote in message
...
| "glee" wrote in message
| ...
| D: os NOT the CD drive letter being assigned....it is the virtual RAM
| drive created
| by the boot disk, for tools. The CD drive is being assigned the letter
E:
| by the
| boot disk.
|
| You need to do the DIR listing on E:, with a disc in the drive:
|
| E:
| DIR
|
| --
| Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
| http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
|
|
| Hi Glee
| Done that and it seen the win98 cd I had in drive, do you know how I can
fix
| the Problem from here?
|
| *Do I need to change the CDrom drive letter? If so how.
| *Its still shows up as (D) in device manager and I'm still getting the
error
| message.
| *I could reformatt in DOS but I don't really want to do that if nessesary.
|
| --
|
|
| Regards
| p.mc
|
|

"glee" wrote in message
...
"p.mc" wrote in message
...
"glee" wrote in message
...
D: os NOT the CD drive letter being assigned....it is the virtual RAM
drive created
by the boot disk, for tools. The CD drive is being assigned the
letter E:
by the
boot disk.

You need to do the DIR listing on E:, with a disc in the drive:

E:
DIR

--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


Hi Glee
Done that and it seen the win98 cd I had in drive, do you know how I can
fix
the Problem from here?

*Do I need to change the CDrom drive letter? If so how.
*Its still shows up as (D) in device manager and I'm still getting the
error
message.
*I could reformatt in DOS but I don't really want to do that if
nessesary.

Alright, apparently you wer able to get a directory reading (DIR) on a CD
from the
DOS boot,and you got an audio CD to play once but not again. I am not
clear about
whether or not you removed all entries in the CDROM category of Device
Manager from
SAFE MODE......did you?
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm



Hi Glee

CDROM category of Device Manager in safe mode, when expanded listed.
54XCD-ROM So that's all I removed.
Don't kow if that's any help to you?


--


Regards
p.mc