Re: CD insert causes system crash regularly

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From: kentiler (kentiler_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/09/04 

Date: 8 Dec 2004 22:10:53 -0800

I don't have another system that I can swap the drive with right now.
I'd find it odd that it would be overheating. The system will run for
weeks if I don't change CDs. As soon as I put one in, though, BAM!
It's not the blue screen of death or anything like that - just flashes
and acts like it's powering up for the first time of the day!

I'll see what I can figure out, though, and maybe I'll replace the
CD-ROM drive to see if that works.

--Kent

Malke wrote:
> Kent P. Iler wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > My system - running Windows XP Pro, SP2 - has recently started
> > crashing as
> > soon as I insert any CD. If I insert the CD soon after the system
> > comes back up, it doesn't crash, but if the system has been running
> > for a few hours, it will always crash as soon as the computer tries
to
> > auto-play the CD.
> >
> > I'm wondering if this is due to the application that is trying to
run
> > when
> > the cd is recognized? Anyway to set all auto-insert actions back
to
> > the
> > default? Any other suggestions would be appreciated (besides
> > reloading my OS).
> >
> Actually, this sounds more like your cd-rom drive is failing or
perhaps
> your computer is overheating. Try opening the computer and running it
> open, observing all fans. Put the cd-rom drive in a different machine
> or swap it out for another cd drive and see what happens to narrow
down
> if the problem is with the drive or your computer.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS MVP - Windows Shell/User
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"

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