Re: drive problem

From: Rich Barry (rbarry_at_NOTsocal.rr.com)
Date: 05/30/04


Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 15:10:51 -0700


   Rt click MyComputer>select Properties>Hardware>Device Manager>Dvd/Cdrom
Drives rt click on yours and choose uninstall. Then go to IDE/ATA ATAPI
Controllers and select the Secondary and rt click
 and uninstall it. Restart and let WinXP reload the drivers.
"Luz Piber" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FA4A8B20-7020-416C-8E53-34B2799CBB78@microsoft.com...
> All of my drives (cd RW, DVD, disc drive) cannot recognize any media any
more. Whenever I put something in, the computer asks me to format the media.
Tryed updating xp, run virus check without any sign of solution. Please
help!!!
>
> Thank You



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