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I do not know how to activate my disc detector. I want it to run *.exe
programs automatically. I was able to get it to start automatically for cds.

Thank you,

Kia
 
Start>Control Panel>Disc Detector>tick "Enable Disc Detector">Select
the drive>Click Apply and OK out.
 
KSW said:
I do not know how to activate my disc detector. I want it to run *.exe

programs automatically. I was able to get it to start automatically
for cds.

Thank you,

Kia
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I have 2 CD rom drives, D and E, D has ceased responding but shows
ATAPI bootup at start up and drawer opens and closes but disc is not
recognised, E drive is working normally. Have checked that disc
detector is enabled. Any help please. Running Win ME, I know this is
XP site but desperate.
 
boltonuk said:
I have 2 CD rom drives, D and E, D has ceased responding but shows
ATAPI bootup at start up and drawer opens and closes but disc is not
recognised, E drive is working normally. Have checked that disc
detector is enabled. Any help please. Running Win ME, I know this is
XP site but desperate.
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Have you tried giving it a good blow with an air duster?
Don't shake the can or turn it upside down while using.

Joe Steele
 
J&P said:
"boltonuk" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message

KSW Wrote:-
I do not know how to activate my disc detector. I want it to run
*.exe

programs automatically. I was able to get it to start automatically
for cds.

Thank you,

Kia-
I have 2 CD rom drives, D and E, D has ceased responding but shows
ATAPI bootup at start up and drawer opens and closes but disc is not
recognised, E drive is working normally. Have checked that disc
detector is enabled. Any help please. Running Win ME, I know this is
XP site but desperate.-

Have you tried giving it a good blow with an air duster?
Don't shake the can or turn it upside down while using.

Joe Steele
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Blower not done anything, everything seems normal except not
recocnising disc, searching light comes on for about 8 seconds then
stops. If I removed D from Hardware Manager then rebooted might that
make it find "new" hardware ?, it was working fine up to about a week
ago so I think that I might have done something that I can't retrace.
Settings are same for both D and E, D is CD Rom and DVD, E is CD Rom R
& RW.
Thanks for suggestion though.
 
boltonuk said:
Blower not done anything, everything seems normal except not
recocnising disc, searching light comes on for about 8 seconds then
stops. If I removed D from Hardware Manager then rebooted might that
make it find "new" hardware ?, it was working fine up to about a week
ago so I think that I might have done something that I can't retrace.
Settings are same for both D and E, D is CD Rom and DVD, E is CD Rom R
& RW.
Thanks for suggestion though.
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This tale of woe sounds like the laser has gone bye bye. The only cure for
such a situation is a new drive.
Jim
 
Jim said:
"boltonuk" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message

J&P Wrote:-
"boltonuk" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message

KSW Wrote:-
I do not know how to activate my disc detector. I want it to run
*.exe

programs automatically. I was able to get it to start automatically
for cds.

Thank you,

Kia-
I have 2 CD rom drives, D and E, D has ceased responding but shows
ATAPI bootup at start up and drawer opens and closes but disc is not
recognised, E drive is working normally. Have checked that disc
detector is enabled. Any help please. Running Win ME, I know this is
XP site but desperate.-

Have you tried giving it a good blow with an air duster?
Don't shake the can or turn it upside down while using.

Joe Steele-

Blower not done anything, everything seems normal except not
recocnising disc, searching light comes on for about 8 seconds then
stops. If I removed D from Hardware Manager then rebooted might that
make it find "new" hardware ?, it was working fine up to about a week
ago so I think that I might have done something that I can't retrace.
Settings are same for both D and E, D is CD Rom and DVD, E is CD Rom
R
& RW.
Thanks for suggestion though.




--
boltonuk-
This tale of woe sounds like the laser has gone bye bye. The only cure
for
such a situation is a new drive.
Jim
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Thanks Jim, I was thinking of getting a new computer but wanted to wait
until Vista is established with patches available for the software I
already have.
 
boltonuk said:
Thanks Jim, I was thinking of getting a new computer but wanted to
wait
until Vista is established with patches available for the software I
already have.
Click to expand...

The reason I suggested the air duster was because I had a similar
problem to yours just last weekend with a DVD/CD drive. The duster
didn't work for me either but it does for some folks.

I removed the drive from the computer and removed parts of the casing to
expose the lens and PCB. I cleaned the lens and other delicate parts by
wetting a clean hanky on my tongue and gently wiping any part that
looked wipeable. Not very technical but I had nothing to lose as I was
ready to bin the drive anyway.

I must have cleaned the right bits because it worked fine when I
replaced it. Might be worth your while to have a go at this as you too
have nothing to lose now - and may perhaps find it an interesting
exercise even if it doesn't work

Regards
Joe Steele.
 
J&P said:
"boltonuk" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message

Jim Wrote:-
"boltonuk" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message

J&P Wrote:-
"boltonuk" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message

KSW Wrote:-
I do not know how to activate my disc detector. I want it to run
*.exe

programs automatically. I was able to get it to start automatically
for cds.

Thank you,

Kia-
I have 2 CD rom drives, D and E, D has ceased responding but shows
ATAPI bootup at start up and drawer opens and closes but disc is not
recognised, E drive is working normally. Have checked that disc
detector is enabled. Any help please. Running Win ME, I know this is
XP site but desperate.-

Have you tried giving it a good blow with an air duster?
Don't shake the can or turn it upside down while using.

Joe Steele-

Blower not done anything, everything seems normal except not
recocnising disc, searching light comes on for about 8 seconds then
stops. If I removed D from Hardware Manager then rebooted might that
make it find "new" hardware ?, it was working fine up to about a week
ago so I think that I might have done something that I can't retrace.
Settings are same for both D and E, D is CD Rom and DVD, E is CD Rom
R
& RW.
Thanks for suggestion though.




--
boltonuk-
This tale of woe sounds like the laser has gone bye bye. The only
cure
for
such a situation is a new drive.
Jim-

Thanks Jim, I was thinking of getting a new computer but wanted to
wait
until Vista is established with patches available for the software I
already have.-

The reason I suggested the air duster was because I had a similar
problem to yours just last weekend with a DVD/CD drive. The duster
didn't work for me either but it does for some folks.

I removed the drive from the computer and removed parts of the casing
to
expose the lens and PCB. I cleaned the lens and other delicate parts
by
wetting a clean hanky on my tongue and gently wiping any part that
looked wipeable. Not very technical but I had nothing to lose as I was

ready to bin the drive anyway.

I must have cleaned the right bits because it worked fine when I
replaced it. Might be worth your while to have a go at this as you too

have nothing to lose now - and may perhaps find it an interesting
exercise even if it doesn't work

Regards
Joe Steele.
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Thanks Joe, I will try that after I have tried re installing OS then,
if that does not work I will remove D disc from the Hardware Manager
and see if it is found as "new hardware" on reboot. If all else fails I
will take off the tower case and hope that I can get any bits I undo
back together again. keep the suggsetions coming please.
 
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