Re: cannot boot from cd any more

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Try a different bootable CD, perhaps a McAfee or Norton CD,
or any CD you know should boot.



"elsa" <elsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| "Jaymon" wrote:
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| > Hi elsa,
| >
| >
http://www.toshiba-europe.com/storage/pci.asp?page=PCI=ISH_PRS&stype=product&model=SDR5372
| > Does this look like the one you have, be sure, follow
instructions..
| > Check your current firmware version before you attempt
to change it, use the
| > Nero infotool from the site below to see how to find the
ID string for the
| > drive you have and firmware version, take note.. Please
verify, the above
| > link for your drive is correct, please..
| >
http://www.iomagic.com/Firmware/NeroInfotool/neroinfotool.html
| >
| > The cdgone.zip should contain a cdgone.reg file that you
can merge to clear
| > the filters, the 4 MS drivers will reinstall at bootup..
| > http://aumha.org/downloads/cdgone.zip If you are unsure
try the Doug Knox
| > fix, does the same thing..
| >
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_cd_dvd_fix.htm
(credos to the
| > above cdgone.zip)
| > Try the fix first, the firmware as a last option, your
call..
| > Be careful and post your results..
| > Cheers
| > j;-j
| >
| >
| >
| Hi Jaymon,
|
| I followed your advice and now the drivers are OK and my
Toshiba drive
| firmware is up to date (thanks for the links), the
problem, however, persists.
| I have CD-ROM first in BIOS boot sequence but my PC still
boots straight
| into Windows. There is not even a prompt to boot from CD.
| Maybe it's not a hardware problem but I don't know what
else to think of.


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