Re: reinstall xp

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Hi Rock,

Thanks for the info. Both my drives read cds. I did get a bluescreen
yesterday that mentioned this file: drvmcdb.sys, which is a driver for the
dvd reader, and I have been trying to locate a copy of it to reinstall it.

ashik

"Rock" wrote:

> ashik wrote:
>
> > I attempted to reinstall xp Media Center but I got an error message that
> > setup could not find a cd rom drive (I have a dvd-r and a dvd-rw drive), so I
> > aborted the install. Now when I start the computer, I have to chose between
> > setup or normal start. How do I get rid of this?
> > Also if (or maybe I should say when) I choose to reinstall windows, do I
> > need to go into safe mode for it to find the cdrom?
> > If I reinstall windows will I have to reinstall my other software?
> > Thanks.
>
> Ashik, do your DVD drives read CDs? Not all can. So if neither is
> cabable of reading a CD then that's why the error and you'll need to get
> a CD drive to read the CD.
>
> A reinstall of windows (otherwise called an in place upgrade) will not
> remove your data or programs but you will need to reinstall any updates
> from windows update that are not incorporated in the installation CD.
>
> To solve your issue now of getting two choices edit the boot.ini file
> and remove the line referring to setup.
>
> To edit the boot.ini right click on My Computer, choose properties, then
> the Advanced tab. Click on Settings under the Startup and Recovery
> section, then click on Edit.
>
> --
> Rock
> MS MVP Windows - Shell/User
>
>
.

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