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Window 98 DVD drives
I installed 1 DVD reader & 1 DVD writer, but when the PC booted up, Explorer
shows 8 (eight) drives for each of the 2 devices! Have removed all of them, removed all but one, but on re-boot all 16 drvies always re-appear. Anyone any ideas? |
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"KenD" wrote in message
... I installed 1 DVD reader & 1 DVD writer, but when the PC booted up, Explorer shows 8 (eight) drives for each of the 2 devices! Have removed all of them, removed all but one, but on re-boot all 16 drvies always re-appear. 1. You did not say whether they work or not. 2. This is characteristic not of a disk reader but a multifunction card reader on USB. (Mine does not show at reboot when empty: but when I put in one memory card four drives appear.) -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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Boot into safe mode and remove all of them while in safe mode. Then close
Device manager and say no when prompted to restart. Exit and shut down and after a few seconds, start the computer. Often this process allows a confused system to correctly identify the devices. You must remove ALL devices in the category that is messed up, not just the extra ones. PattyL "KenD" wrote in message ... I installed 1 DVD reader & 1 DVD writer, but when the PC booted up, Explorer shows 8 (eight) drives for each of the 2 devices! Have removed all of them, removed all but one, but on re-boot all 16 drvies always re-appear. Anyone any ideas? |
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