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| Thread ID: 44100 | 2004-04-06 23:12:00 | Disappearing drivers... | ambasluv (1414) | Press F1 |
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| 227806 | 2004-04-06 23:12:00 | This is what I get for not owning my own computer - I come and borrow my mates machine to find it utterly destroyed by someone 'finding space' Have managed to get the net up and running (not fun with a complete lack of CDs... Amazing what you can do with regedit and good luck... My current problem is the CDRW drive. I have no idea on the make, all i know is that it has 8x4x32x on the front, so at least I know the speeds - is there such a thing as a 'Generic' CDRW driver? I've got it reading, using a LiteOn driver I found lying around, would this indicate that I should be using a LiteOn CDRW driver? Or could this be plain blind luck again? HELP!!! | ambasluv (1414) | ||
| 227807 | 2004-04-06 23:18:00 | CDRW drives don't need "drivers" ... a burning program should allow it to be used correctly. Windows will allow it to be used without needing a driver to be installed. That said, maybe you should check whether your ASPI layer has been tampered with, etc. Post back if you need any further help. Lo. |
Lohsing (219) | ||
| 227808 | 2004-04-06 23:29:00 | Attempting to use WMP 9 for the burn, doesn't even recognise it as a writing device. should mention it's an XP machine. Is this a difference between 8 and 9, as using 8 last week worked nicely. ( I only visit once a week.) Device man. isn't giving me as many properties options as last time, but does realise that it's at least a writer... | ambasluv (1414) | ||
| 227809 | 2004-04-06 23:45:00 | If it's an XP machine, you will need to re-load ASPI drivers. Download this (hometown.aol.com) and open and run accordingly. Then re-test the burning. Lo. |
Lohsing (219) | ||
| 227810 | 2004-04-07 00:02:00 | Nah, didn't make a difference. Any other plans? I've already kicked it a coupla times, no joy, five reboots hasn't helped, and screaming at it at the top of my lungs didn't do much. I hear these are the five most-used methods by professional techies, maybe my techinque was just wrong? Any more ideas? | ambasluv (1414) | ||
| 227811 | 2004-04-07 01:53:00 | Pop the case and look on the drives cover for make, model and any revisions (Rev:). Do a search for drivers and firmware. Uninstall it (pull the leads if necessary) and let XP detect it and load whatever is necessary. Pop a linux live CD in, eg; Knoppix, and get it to detect the hardware. Loh, with respect, can you not link directly to a file download especially one with no info on what the file is other than aspi.zip. You should give the opportunity for people to assess the file (type, use, OS, etc) and abort. Not a biggy :) Cheers Murray P |
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