CD ROM not accessible

(cross-posting to unrelated groups reduced)

Does it give this error no matter what disc you try in the drive?
Have you tried an audio CD in the drive....will it play?

Boot up with a startup floppy disk with CD-ROM support, note the drive letter it
assigns to the CD drive, and try doing a DIR reading on a CD from DOS. Post back
with the results.

If you can read a disc from the floppy boot, restart in Safe Mode, open Device
Manager, and remove ALL entries under the CDROM category, click OK all the way out,
and restart in normal mode to let Windows redetect the drive.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"p.mc" wrote in message
...
Hi

Just installed Win98se on a friends machine, I've been using the CD ROM
drive to install drivers etc, but all of a sudden the drive gives a message:
"D:\ is not accessable. The device is not ready" So I can't carry on with
the upgrade.

I get no probs in device manager, plus the only info on the drive is that
it's 54X, no model or make info, and the driver is installed off the Win98se
disc.


--


Regards
p.mc

"glee" wrote in message
...
(cross-posting to unrelated groups reduced)

Does it give this error no matter what disc you try in the drive?
Have you tried an audio CD in the drive....will it play?

***Yes***

Boot up with a startup floppy disk with CD-ROM support, note the drive
letter it
assigns to the CD drive, and try doing a DIR reading on a CD from DOS.
Post back
with the results.


***Followed these instructions, CD drve was assigned (D) following info;

the diagnostic tools were successfully loaded to drive D.
MSCDEX version 2.25
copyright...etc.etc
Drive E: = Driver MSCD001 Unit0

But I wasn't sure how to do a DIR reading on a CD from DOS. So after the
prompt A:\ I just typed in "run D:\" and this is the message I got;

CDR101: not ready reading drive E.

If you can read a disc from the floppy boot, restart in Safe Mode, open
Device
Manager, and remove ALL entries under the CDROM category, click OK all the
way out,
and restart in normal mode to let Windows redetect the drive.

I followed the above, even though I don't know wether or no it could DIR
read CD, it did recognise the audio CD I inserted, but upon ejecting and
trying again it failed. It woudn't recognise the OS disc, or back-ups I had
on CD



--


Regards
p.mc

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


"p.mc" wrote in message
...
Hi

Just installed Win98se on a friends machine, I've been using the CD ROM
drive to install drivers etc, but all of a sudden the drive gives a
message:
"D:\ is not accessable. The device is not ready" So I can't carry on
with
the upgrade.

I get no probs in device manager, plus the only info on the drive is
that
it's 54X, no model or make info, and the driver is installed off the
Win98se
disc.


--


Regards
p.mc

"p.mc" wrote in message
...
"glee" wrote in message
...
(cross-posting to unrelated groups reduced)

Does it give this error no matter what disc you try in the drive?
Have you tried an audio CD in the drive....will it play?

***Yes***

Boot up with a startup floppy disk with CD-ROM support, note the drive
letter it
assigns to the CD drive, and try doing a DIR reading on a CD from DOS.
Post back
with the results.


***Followed these instructions, CD drve was assigned (D) following info;

the diagnostic tools were successfully loaded to drive D.
MSCDEX version 2.25
copyright...etc.etc
Drive E: = Driver MSCD001 Unit0

But I wasn't sure how to do a DIR reading on a CD from DOS. So after the
prompt A:\ I just typed in "run D:\" and this is the message I got;

CDR101: not ready reading drive E.

If you can read a disc from the floppy boot, restart in Safe Mode, open
Device
Manager, and remove ALL entries under the CDROM category, click OK all
the
way out,
and restart in normal mode to let Windows redetect the drive.

I followed the above, even though I don't know wether or no it could DIR
read CD, it did recognise the audio CD I inserted, but upon ejecting and
trying again it failed. It woudn't recognise the OS disc, or back-ups I
had
on CD



--


Regards
p.mc

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


"p.mc" wrote in message
...
Hi

Just installed Win98se on a friends machine, I've been using the CD ROM
drive to install drivers etc, but all of a sudden the drive gives a
message:
"D:\ is not accessable. The device is not ready" So I can't carry on
with
the upgrade.

I get no probs in device manager, plus the only info on the drive is
that
it's 54X, no model or make info, and the driver is installed off the
Win98se
disc.


--


Regards
p.mc





q
***Followed these instructions, CD drve was assigned (D) following info;

the diagnostic tools were successfully loaded to drive D.
MSCDEX version 2.25
copyright...etc.etc
Drive E: = Driver MSCD001 Unit0

But I wasn't sure how to do a DIR reading on a CD from DOS. So after the
prompt A:\ I just typed in "run D:\" and this is the message I got;

CDR101: not ready reading drive E.
Q


so your CDrom drive is "E:" from the A: prompt type E: then press enter
then type DIR press enter....

or to start the upgrade type E: setup

Does it give this error no matter what disc you try in the drive?
Have you tried an audio CD in the drive....will it play?

***Yes all but a cd audio,but if ejected and played again I get the
error***

Boot up with a startup floppy disk with CD-ROM support, note the drive
letter it
assigns to the CD drive, and try doing a DIR reading on a CD from DOS.
Post back
with the results.


***Followed these instructions, CD drve was assigned (D) following info;

the diagnostic tools were successfully loaded to drive D.
MSCDEX version 2.25
copyright...etc.etc
Drive E: = Driver MSCD001 Unit0

But I wasn't sure how to do a DIR reading on a CD from DOS. So after the
prompt A:\ I just typed in "run D:\" and this is the message I got;

CDR101: not ready reading drive E.

If you can read a disc from the floppy boot, restart in Safe Mode, open
Device
Manager, and remove ALL entries under the CDROM category, click OK all
the
way out,
and restart in normal mode to let Windows redetect the drive.

I followed the above, even though I don't know wether or no it could DIR
read CD, it did recognise the audio CD I inserted, but upon ejecting and
trying again it failed. It woudn't recognise the OS disc, or back-ups I
had
on CD

Regards
p.mc

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



***Followed these instructions, CD drve was assigned (D) following info;

the diagnostic tools were successfully loaded to drive D.
MSCDEX version 2.25
copyright...etc.etc
Drive E: = Driver MSCD001 Unit0

But I wasn't sure how to do a DIR reading on a CD from DOS. So after the
prompt A:\ I just typed in "run D:\" and this is the message I got;

CDR101: not ready reading drive E.
Q


(Haggis replied)
so your CDrom drive is "E:" from the A: prompt type E: then press enter
then type DIR press enter....

or to start the upgrade type E: setup



I put the win98 disc in then Followed instructions and got message;
"CDR101: not ready reading drive E"

Then typed D: pressed enter
then typed DIR pressed enter, and got message;

"D:\DIR
Volume in drive D is MS-RAMDRIVE
Directory of D:\

ATTRIB EXE 15,252 05-06-98 8:01P
CHKDSK EXE 15,252 05-06-98 8:01P
COMMAND COM 93,890 04-23-99 10:22P
Etc.etc...
15 files
0 dirs

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


"p.mc" wrote in message
...
Does it give this error no matter what disc you try in the drive?
Have you tried an audio CD in the drive....will it play?

***Yes all but a cd audio,but if ejected and played again I get the
error***

Boot up with a startup floppy disk with CD-ROM support, note the drive
letter it
assigns to the CD drive, and try doing a DIR reading on a CD from DOS.
Post back
with the results.


***Followed these instructions, CD drve was assigned (D) following info;

the diagnostic tools were successfully loaded to drive D.
MSCDEX version 2.25
copyright...etc.etc
Drive E: = Driver MSCD001 Unit0

But I wasn't sure how to do a DIR reading on a CD from DOS. So after the
prompt A:\ I just typed in "run D:\" and this is the message I got;

CDR101: not ready reading drive E.

If you can read a disc from the floppy boot, restart in Safe Mode, open
Device
Manager, and remove ALL entries under the CDROM category, click OK all
the
way out,
and restart in normal mode to let Windows redetect the drive.

I followed the above, even though I don't know wether or no it could DIR
read CD, it did recognise the audio CD I inserted, but upon ejecting and
trying again it failed. It woudn't recognise the OS disc, or back-ups I
had
on CD

Regards
p.mc

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



***Followed these instructions, CD drve was assigned (D) following info;

the diagnostic tools were successfully loaded to drive D.
MSCDEX version 2.25
copyright...etc.etc
Drive E: = Driver MSCD001 Unit0

But I wasn't sure how to do a DIR reading on a CD from DOS. So after the
prompt A:\ I just typed in "run D:\" and this is the message I got;

CDR101: not ready reading drive E.
Q


(Haggis replied)
so your CDrom drive is "E:" from the A: prompt type E: then press enter
then type DIR press enter....

or to start the upgrade type E: setup



I put the win98 disc in then Followed instructions and got message;
"CDR101: not ready reading drive E"

Then typed D: pressed enter
then typed DIR pressed enter, and got message;

"D:\DIR
Volume in drive D is MS-RAMDRIVE
Directory of D:\

ATTRIB EXE 15,252 05-06-98 8:01P
CHKDSK EXE 15,252 05-06-98 8:01P
COMMAND COM 93,890 04-23-99 10:22P
Etc.etc...
15 files
0 dirs

"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

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
|
|