Re: CD-RW disappears.

From: nut62001 (nut62001_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/21/05 

Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 07:55:01 -0800

I have ad-aware se personal. I scan every day. The only things that usually
come up are data miners. Like I said before, I am very stumped at this
problem. Oh, I usually check for updates for my ad-aware everyday. I also
have a spyware scan with my antivirus, which turns up nothing.
"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Just a guess, but offhand I'd say you might have a malware issue. Have you
> used anything to check for ad/spy programs recently?
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "nut62001" <nut62001@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4BEDB55B-650C-4060-8426-8904D46BC916@microsoft.com...
> > It shows up in the BIOS. When the cd-rom disappears I can reboot the
> > system
> > and the cd-rom will be there. So I don't think the bios are the problem.
> > When
> > the cdrom disappears, it is gone from the device manager etc... Its like I
> > never had a cdrom on my system. I can either run add hardware wizard or
> > reboot the system to retreive my cdrom. I am confused because there is no
> > caution or error marks in the device manager on my cdrom. It is just not
> > there. When I check the properties of my cdrom(when I do have my cdrom )
> > everything is working properly. I am very puzzled.
> >
> > "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Does it show in the system BIOS? Device Manager? Diskmgmt.msc?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Best of Luck,
> >>
> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> >> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> >>
> >> "nut62001" <nut62001@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:47385814-6CED-43F2-B5D1-3C0144468FE3@microsoft.com...
> >> >I tried your suggestion but it did notork. As I am writing this my
> >> >cd-rom
> >> >is
> >> > gone. I am really stumped.
> >> >
> >> > "nut62001" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Thanks for the info. I will try this right away to see if it helps.
> >> >> Thanks
> >> >> again.
> >> >>
> >> >> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > Hi,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > See if this helps:
> >> >> > http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.htm
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Under section 8 - Problems - there is a link to a patch that often
> >> >> > resolves
> >> >> > this problem
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > Best of Luck,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> >> >> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >> >> > Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> >> >> > www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >> >> > Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "nut62001" <nut62001@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> > news:E76A6231-BDD5-48A5-BDFB-E27E19814315@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > > Hi. In the last two weeks my CD-Rom has totally disappeared from
> >> >> > > my
> >> >> > > system
> >> >> > > at least once a day. I have not installed any new software in the
> >> >> > > last 2
> >> >> > > weeks. I have checked my connections and they are ok. I do not
> >> >> > > understand
> >> >> > > why
> >> >> > > this problem is happening. The CD-Rom is there after boot-up, but
> >> >> > > somwhere
> >> >> > > along the line it just disappears, it is even gone from the device
> >> >> > > manager.
> >> >> > > If I run the add hardware wizard sometimes the wizard will find
> >> >> > > the
> >> >> > > cd-rom. I
> >> >> > > cannot burn a cd, the burn software tells me there is no
> >> >> > > compatible
> >> >> > > device.
> >> >> > > When the cd-rom disappears it is gone from my computer as well. I
> >> >> > > am
> >> >> > > stumped.
> >> >> > > Help would be appreciated. OS-WindowsXP SP2 CPU-
> >> >> > > Intel4
> >> >> > > 1.7Ghz/400Mhz MOTHERBOARD-ASUS P4S533 ACPI Bios 768mb of ram.
> >> >> >
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> >> >> >
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