Re: Message for Bob1

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Do you use Norton products? I don't. If you are using them then you will be wanting to check with their tech support for issues with their software. I suggested that because "unavailable removable drives" is one of the symptoms people have experienced using Norton antivirus with "Auto protect" enabled. Are there other issues besides the floppy drive and the CD drive not working? Did they both quit at the same time?

sweeneytodd wrote:

Hi Bob1
Got your answer regarding my problem:-

"I have an ASPIRE Laptop, with Windows XP installed on it, the problem
is
that the cd rom will not "respond" i put a disc in, the cursor changes
to a spinning cd, then nothing, i can't eithen re-install the driver
(as the drive won't work.
Any ideas...please, (hopefuly apart from buying another cd rom - that
there might be a simple reason)"

To which you replied:-

"Given the issues you have with removable media, perhaps the problem is

something like Norton Auto Protect causing the interference"

Please could you be more specific (me being thick and all), could you
tell me how to disable it if that is possible

i'm sorry to keep bothering you

Many thanks Bob1





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