Re: XP Repair

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When I try to read a CD from the device, the activity LED blinks for a minute
or so, then stops. Absolutely nothing else happens.

Windows Explorer displays a completely blank right pane, as if there isn't a
thing on the CD. I'm convinced that something is wrong somehow with the
drive, but as I mentioned to the other two who posted replies for me, I'm
going to install a saved CD reader into a spare slot and see if that will
give me CD reading capability. Then I can use my existing device for DVDs and
won't lose that capability. Not a high tech fix, but I'm not an expert and I
don't have a lot of time for a better way.

Once I can read the Win XP install CD, what's your opinion re: doing the
simple repair install versus the Mike Stevens LONG version?
--
Gary


"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

On Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:00:01 -0700, GaryG
<GaryG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

My system (XP Home upgraded from Me 4 years ago) has become slow booting,
extremely slow shutting down, and sluggish otherwise. I've unwisely used
registry cleaners for several years and maybe I've caused the registry to be
part of my problem.

I investigated the possibilty of a repair install using the XP upgrade CD
(have looked at the MikeStevens Web site), but I can't boot from the CD,


Why not? What happens when you try?


nor
can Windows Explorer find anything on it.


You mean that when you don't try to boot from it, it's telling you
that the CD is blank?

If so, either there's something wrong with the CD or your CD drive.


Maybe I have to run setup and
change my boot device order?


If you haven't done that, it's likely that that's why you can't boot
from it. But if you CD drive is incapable of reading something on the
drive, that's also the problem.

Don't understand. Can someone help me get a handle on what I'm missing here?
--
Gary

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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