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| 195945 | 2003-11-30 23:54:00 | hi folks, was wondering if you could help, my sister has a compaq presario 5000, running ME. It has a two cd recovery sytem, and the second cd has developed a small scratch, which wont allow it to complete the recovery. I have tried making a copy, but get the same results. it has accepted the first disc, and wont let me rerun the whole recovery either, any ideas would be appreciated, thanks, Robby |
Robby (3123) | ||
| 195946 | 2003-12-01 00:00:00 | try a windows only recovery, hopefully only the first disk will be required. if that fails contact compaq and see if you can get a replacement or.... go buy a new copy of windows. |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 195947 | 2003-12-01 00:08:00 | A few links for home remedies, from Google. I have had success with toothpaste. Could try Brasso or car cutter polish. Use sparingly, only where the scratch is. 2save247.com www.techtv.com J :D |
Jester (13) | ||
| 195948 | 2003-12-01 00:27:00 | See if you can find someone else who has the same set of recovery disks, and see if you can borrow them. I don't know if this is legal though.. | somebody (208) | ||
| 195949 | 2003-12-01 01:34:00 | Your local video hire shop may have a machine to remove scratches on cd's | rmcb (164) | ||
| 195950 | 2003-12-01 04:12:00 | This franchise operation (www.discstation.co.nz) can help. Napier is in the middle of the page. You may have to wait a few days if it is not done on site but they do a good job at reasonable cost. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 195951 | 2003-12-01 10:02:00 | personally Im with Billy T on this one. taking to your disk with any abrasive substance is likly to it worse (sorry guys) |
beama (111) | ||
| 195952 | 2003-12-01 10:16:00 | I know someone who used brasso on a very badly scratched CD ( lots of scratches) Took a few days of on and off work but recovered everything on the CD. I would try this as a last resort. You can't make a stuff disk any worse. | Berryb (654) | ||
| 195953 | 2003-12-02 01:22:00 | Brasso or other polishes are only an option for the slightest of scratches, but even then it is a risky operation. Try to polish out anything deeper and you are likely to introduce surface-uniformity errors that can reflect the laser beam away from the optics. This can cause focus hunting and a "cannot read disk" result. Polishing involves cutting back the entire data area of the disk, leaving a perfectly flat and unblemished surface. It costs just a few dollars so it is not worth wasting time and effort or risking further damage by trying to do it yourself. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 195954 | 2003-12-02 01:40:00 | thank you very much for all your great suggestions. cheers, robby |
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