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Tue Dec-30-08 07:35 AM
Response to Reply #69 |
| 70. Sorry, I'm rusty with Windows 2000 |
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Edited on Tue Dec-30-08 07:35 AM by PennDem
If you want to try the recovery console again do as before including the selection of C:\WINNT as the Windows installation directory by typing 1.
At the command prompt, change to the C:\Winnt\System32\Drivers folder.
To do this, type "cd system32\drivers" and then press ENTER.
At the command prompt, type "dir" and then press ENTER.
Now rename the following files if they exist so that they have an .old file name extension:
Aspi32.sys
Cdr4vsd.sys
Cdudf.sys
Cdrpwd.sys
For example, to rename the Aspi32.sys file to Aspi32.old, type "ren aspi32.sys aspi32.old" and then press ENTER.
Type exit.
Reboot.
Drive to Costco and buy your new computer!
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| -CD-ROM doesn't work. |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-27-08 03:43 PM |
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It could be the disc itself ... |
RoyGBiv |
Dec-27-08 03:54 PM |
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I've tried 3 different discs and none worked. |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-27-08 04:06 PM |
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Possible, but I doubt it ... |
RoyGBiv |
Dec-27-08 04:22 PM |
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About the first thing I did was check Device Manager |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-27-08 04:34 PM |
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Can you ... |
RoyGBiv |
Dec-27-08 04:42 PM |
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Nope. Get the same message: |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-27-08 04:55 PM |
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Yeah ... |
RoyGBiv |
Dec-27-08 05:00 PM |
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One other thought ... |
RoyGBiv |
Dec-27-08 05:10 PM |
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The ones I've tried are the W2KPro CD and the CD |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-27-08 05:12 PM |
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this is getting desperate |
canetoad |
Dec-27-08 05:25 PM |
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It booted from the CD. |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-27-08 07:33 PM |
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Regarding the power issue... |
PennDem |
Dec-28-08 03:11 PM |
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Epson Perfection4490 Photo = optical drive or scanner? |
dotcosm |
Dec-28-08 05:51 PM |
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What's an optical drive? |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-28-08 06:23 PM |
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CD/DVD ... |
RoyGBiv |
Dec-28-08 06:34 PM |
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Thanks Roy. |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-28-08 06:55 PM |
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Yup ... |
RoyGBiv |
Dec-28-08 07:07 PM |
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Re the mystery of drive letter assignement |
dotcosm |
Dec-28-08 07:22 PM |
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optical drive = cd/dvd (ie, uses laser) |
dotcosm |
Dec-28-08 06:57 PM |
#31 |
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Check which services are running |
dotcosm |
Dec-28-08 12:22 AM |
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I've got two that are labeled Logical Disk Manager. |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-28-08 09:59 AM |
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Try going to your device manager, right click on your D drive |
Just A Yeller Dawg |
Dec-28-08 03:07 AM |
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That was one of the first things I tried. |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-28-08 10:00 AM |
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If could be the hardware. How old is it? |
Just A Yeller Dawg |
Dec-28-08 10:20 AM |
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Years old. I just think it's weird that I can play audio |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-28-08 10:28 AM |
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Only if you have the itch for something new and shiny. :) |
Just A Yeller Dawg |
Dec-28-08 05:20 PM |
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Would a dirty lens allow an audio to play, but not a CD? |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-28-08 05:25 PM |
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I have never heard of it, but I can see how it might. |
Just A Yeller Dawg |
Dec-28-08 05:52 PM |
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CD qualties vary and yes that can influence which will play |
dotcosm |
Dec-28-08 05:58 PM |
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I've tried at least 3 or 4 different CDs and none work. |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-28-08 06:27 PM |
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Well those are good clues |
dotcosm |
Dec-28-08 07:02 PM |
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I don't have any CD burning software on this PC. |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-28-08 07:35 PM |
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Ok... and is that when it stopped working, too? |
dotcosm |
Dec-28-08 07:42 PM |
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I can't recall when the CD worked last. |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-28-08 07:53 PM |
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It looks very much like my own |
dotcosm |
Dec-28-08 07:57 PM |
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FYI, just posting for reference for the thread |
dotcosm |
Dec-28-08 07:59 PM |
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Another idea |
dotcosm |
Dec-28-08 05:47 PM |
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Both the primary and the secondary are set to |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-28-08 06:21 PM |
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Was that in the bios? |
dotcosm |
Dec-28-08 06:56 PM |
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I changed them using Device Manager in My Computer. |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-28-08 07:37 PM |
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It's ok, this is usually how we all started learning |
dotcosm |
Dec-28-08 07:44 PM |
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I'm too dumb to do a screen shot - i remember just enough to |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-28-08 08:01 PM |
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That's fine - I'm using the same BIOS/version |
dotcosm |
Dec-28-08 08:14 PM |
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Here you go: |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-28-08 08:32 PM |
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Try this |
dotcosm |
Dec-28-08 09:00 PM |
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Oh gawd. The very ideah of getting that drive out |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-28-08 09:55 PM |
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Not sure about that with firmware, but I'd be careful |
dotcosm |
Dec-28-08 11:17 PM |
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Create another user account |
PennDem |
Dec-29-08 08:53 AM |
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I don't think that I can create another account in W2KPro. |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-29-08 10:53 AM |
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Step by step instructions... |
PennDem |
Dec-29-08 11:02 AM |
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:rofl: |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-29-08 11:31 AM |
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Do you get an error or other message |
PennDem |
Dec-29-08 11:52 AM |
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No error message, just the option to add a user isn't |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-29-08 11:59 AM |
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Was your computer ever joined to a domain |
PennDem |
Dec-29-08 12:13 PM |
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No. It's my home PC. |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-29-08 12:29 PM |
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Random thoughts |
PennDem |
Dec-29-08 03:43 PM |
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Okay. |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-29-08 05:14 PM |
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Cables ... |
RoyGBiv |
Dec-29-08 06:46 PM |
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If I were you... |
PennDem |
Dec-29-08 07:03 PM |
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I downloaded Windows Media Player and noticed that |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-29-08 07:21 PM |
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Serious Advice ... |
RoyGBiv |
Dec-29-08 07:34 PM |
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Will do! |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-29-08 07:41 PM |
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Ready for some registry editing? |
PennDem |
Dec-29-08 07:58 PM |
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That was fun, but still getting the same error message. |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-29-08 08:13 PM |
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At least you're having a good time! |
PennDem |
Dec-29-08 08:27 PM |
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I going to have dinner and at least TWO glasses of wine |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-29-08 08:30 PM |
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No go. |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-29-08 09:27 PM |
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You should be at a command prompt |
PennDem |
Dec-29-08 10:13 PM |
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No go. |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-29-08 10:58 PM |
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Sorry, I'm rusty with Windows 2000 |
PennDem |
Dec-30-08 07:35 AM |
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Well if you *do* replace it... |
dotcosm |
Dec-30-08 04:26 PM |
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I got back from Costco a couple of hours ago |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-30-08 06:33 PM |
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I've been following this thread |
canetoad |
Dec-30-08 06:40 PM |
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Not that I could find. I think a few months |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Dec-30-08 06:53 PM |
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What did you get? Vista's been getting a bad wrap. |
Just A Yeller Dawg |
Jan-01-09 12:19 AM |
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I got Vista. |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Jan-01-09 10:24 AM |
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I used to love zone alarm as well. |
Just A Yeller Dawg |
Jan-01-09 10:39 AM |
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I've got avast and spyware blaster |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Jan-01-09 12:00 PM |
#78 |
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One is for 64 bit programs. |
Just A Yeller Dawg |
Jan-01-09 12:15 PM |
#79 |
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