Re: Code 10 error

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From: Wesley Vogel (123WVogel955_at_comcast.net)
Date: 11/10/04 

Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 09:16:46 -0700

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Hope this helps.  Let us know.
Wes
In news:891C333E-BD68-4B2C-B0DD-FEE5224EDA62@microsoft.com,
LANSTARR <LANSTARR@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> It uses XP drivers (they dont have their own) and I haved SP2, so I am
> updated.  The drive works in other machines and works prior to windows
> starting up (meaning I can boot from the drive).
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> Do you have the latest drivers?  Could there be something physically
>> wrong with the drive?
>>
>> Would it be possible to stick the drive in another machine to see if
>> it works there?
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps.  Let us know.
>> Wes
>>
>> In news:C27E9B57-B017-46A0-B069-454D1DA0F2B7@microsoft.com,
>> LANSTARR <LANSTARR@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> ANy other suggestions?
>>>
>>> "LANSTARR" wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Joined: Nov 2004
>>>>  I am on WinXP home on a PC with a P4 2.54ghz processor, 1gb of
>>>> ram, and 420gb total disc space.
>>>>
>>>> I have a Sony dru530a DVD-R drive and it use to work almost fine.
>>>> Now, the drive is not showing up in My Computer. Instead, I get a
>>>> drive listed in "Other" section with an icon of a disk drive and a
>>>> red questino mark. When I click it, it says "L:\referes to a
>>>> location that is unavailable..... " The Sony drive shows up in the
>>>> device manager, but ther is a yellow exclamation mark over it and
>>>> it has a funny name Sony ( (D^D(R_LR]-=38a(. When I go to
>>>> properties, I get in devise status "This device cannot start.
>>>> (Code 10)."
>>>>
>>>> How could I correct code 10 error?
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