recovery cd and cd-rom drive

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I updated my compaq laptop from windows ME to windows
XP. I have an external hp cd-writer. First off XP
doesn't like my cd-writer (hp 8200 series), but it allows
me to use it.
about 6 months later...my internal cd/dvd rom will only
play dvds. I've tried re updating my computer to xp and
the internal cd/dvd-rom played dvds and cds for a limited
time and stopped playing cds again.

i thought that if used my recovery disc that came with
the computer i could restore everything to factory
settings, but my internal cd-dvd-rom won't read the cd
and my external drive reads the cd but doesn't work when
i try to reboot my computer with the cd in the external
drive. My computer never came with a windows ME disc and
i have no idea what to do.

if there's already been a
post about this direct me to it, otherwise any help would
be greatly appreciated. thanks for your time,
littlebluhair
..

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

OK, when you first boot up your computer, press the Del key (or F1, or
F2, or whatever it tells you to press to enter the BIOS or Setup). You
may need to press the esc key to see which one to press as the HP logo
may cover it up.

Once in the BIOS, set to boot off the CD. Put your Windows XP CD into
the drive, boot off the Windows XP CD, choose to Install Windows XP, it
will find the existing installation, then offer to Repair by pressing R.
Press R and let it repair everything for you.

Note: Make sure to choose install and then repair, not R right off the
bat as that will give you something different.

----
Nathan McNulty


littlebluhair wrote:
> I updated my compaq laptop from windows ME to windows
> XP. I have an external hp cd-writer. First off XP
> doesn't like my cd-writer (hp 8200 series), but it allows
> me to use it.
> about 6 months later...my internal cd/dvd rom will only
> play dvds. I've tried re updating my computer to xp and
> the internal cd/dvd-rom played dvds and cds for a limited
> time and stopped playing cds again.
>
> i thought that if used my recovery disc that came with
> the computer i could restore everything to factory
> settings, but my internal cd-dvd-rom won't read the cd
> and my external drive reads the cd but doesn't work when
> i try to reboot my computer with the cd in the external
> drive. My computer never came with a windows ME disc and
> i have no idea what to do.
>
> if there's already been a
> post about this direct me to it, otherwise any help would
> be greatly appreciated. thanks for your time,
> littlebluhair
> .
>
>

 

[bar]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

If the other suggestion for resetting BIOS to allow bootup from external CD don't work, try copying the entire CD to a separate folder on the Hard Drive.

It would be even better if you can partition the drive and have it completely seprate.

"Nathan McNulty" wrote:

> OK, when you first boot up your computer, press the Del key (or F1, or
> F2, or whatever it tells you to press to enter the BIOS or Setup). You
> may need to press the esc key to see which one to press as the HP logo
> may cover it up.
>
> Once in the BIOS, set to boot off the CD. Put your Windows XP CD into
> the drive, boot off the Windows XP CD, choose to Install Windows XP, it
> will find the existing installation, then offer to Repair by pressing R.
> Press R and let it repair everything for you.
>
> Note: Make sure to choose install and then repair, not R right off the
> bat as that will give you something different.
>
> ----
> Nathan McNulty
>
>
> littlebluhair wrote:
> > I updated my compaq laptop from windows ME to windows
> > XP. I have an external hp cd-writer. First off XP
> > doesn't like my cd-writer (hp 8200 series), but it allows
> > me to use it.
> > about 6 months later...my internal cd/dvd rom will only
> > play dvds. I've tried re updating my computer to xp and
> > the internal cd/dvd-rom played dvds and cds for a limited
> > time and stopped playing cds again.
> >
> > i thought that if used my recovery disc that came with
> > the computer i could restore everything to factory
> > settings, but my internal cd-dvd-rom won't read the cd
> > and my external drive reads the cd but doesn't work when
> > i try to reboot my computer with the cd in the external
> > drive. My computer never came with a windows ME disc and
> > i have no idea what to do.
> >
> > if there's already been a
> > post about this direct me to it, otherwise any help would
> > be greatly appreciated. thanks for your time,
> > littlebluhair
> > .
> >
> >
>

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

Actually, he should be able to use his internal CD\DVD Drive as the
problem is hopefully not at the hardware level, but at the software
level. If he can't boot off the internal DVD\CD Drive, then he needs to
order a new one

----
Nathan McNulty


BAR wrote:
> If the other suggestion for resetting BIOS to allow bootup from external CD don't work, try copying the entire CD to a separate folder on the Hard Drive.
>
> It would be even better if you can partition the drive and have it completely seprate.
>
> "Nathan McNulty" wrote:
>
>
>>OK, when you first boot up your computer, press the Del key (or F1, or
>>F2, or whatever it tells you to press to enter the BIOS or Setup). You
>>may need to press the esc key to see which one to press as the HP logo
>>may cover it up.
>>
>>Once in the BIOS, set to boot off the CD. Put your Windows XP CD into
>>the drive, boot off the Windows XP CD, choose to Install Windows XP, it
>>will find the existing installation, then offer to Repair by pressing R.
>>Press R and let it repair everything for you.
>>
>>Note: Make sure to choose install and then repair, not R right off the
>>bat as that will give you something different.
>>
>>----
>>Nathan McNulty
>>
>>
>>littlebluhair wrote:
>>
>>>I updated my compaq laptop from windows ME to windows
>>>XP. I have an external hp cd-writer. First off XP
>>>doesn't like my cd-writer (hp 8200 series), but it allows
>>>me to use it.
>>>about 6 months later...my internal cd/dvd rom will only
>>>play dvds. I've tried re updating my computer to xp and
>>>the internal cd/dvd-rom played dvds and cds for a limited
>>>time and stopped playing cds again.
>>>
>>>i thought that if used my recovery disc that came with
>>>the computer i could restore everything to factory
>>>settings, but my internal cd-dvd-rom won't read the cd
>>>and my external drive reads the cd but doesn't work when
>>>i try to reboot my computer with the cd in the external
>>>drive. My computer never came with a windows ME disc and
>>>i have no idea what to do.
>>>
>>>if there's already been a
>>>post about this direct me to it, otherwise any help would
>>>be greatly appreciated. thanks for your time,
>>>littlebluhair
>>>.
>>>
>>>
>>

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

out of curiousity...since my computer is on xp right
now...is there any way that i can ever set my computer
back to the way i bought it?


>-----Original Message-----
>OK, when you first boot up your computer, press the Del
key (or F1, or
>F2, or whatever it tells you to press to enter the BIOS
or Setup). You
>may need to press the esc key to see which one to press
as the HP logo
>may cover it up.
>
>Once in the BIOS, set to boot off the CD. Put your
Windows XP CD into
>the drive, boot off the Windows XP CD, choose to Install
Windows XP, it
>will find the existing installation, then offer to
Repair by pressing R.
>Press R and let it repair everything for you.
>
>Note: Make sure to choose install and then repair, not R
right off the
>bat as that will give you something different.
>
>----
>Nathan McNulty
>
>
>littlebluhair wrote:
>> I updated my compaq laptop from windows ME to windows
>> XP. I have an external hp cd-writer. First off XP
>> doesn't like my cd-writer (hp 8200 series), but it
allows
>> me to use it.
>> about 6 months later...my internal cd/dvd rom will
only
>> play dvds. I've tried re updating my computer to xp
and
>> the internal cd/dvd-rom played dvds and cds for a
limited
>> time and stopped playing cds again.
>>
>> i thought that if used my recovery disc that came with
>> the computer i could restore everything to factory
>> settings, but my internal cd-dvd-rom won't read the cd
>> and my external drive reads the cd but doesn't work
when
>> i try to reboot my computer with the cd in the
external
>> drive. My computer never came with a windows ME disc
and
>> i have no idea what to do.
>>
>> if there's already been a
>> post about this direct me to it, otherwise any help
would
>> be greatly appreciated. thanks for your time,
>> littlebluhair
>> .
>>
>>
>.
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

Sort of. This all depends on how your computer was made. If it is an
OEM product such as a Dell or HP, then they often include a support CD
that actually extracts an image onto your drive. I have seen this a
couple of times. You can start everything fresh by booting off the XP
CD, choosing to Install, but then choosing to format the drive. WARNING:
THIS WILL DELETE ALL FILES ON YOUR HARDDRIVE. You will need to make a
backup of EVERYTHING you want to keep. This method is called a clean
install and is very effective at getting rid of viruses or unfixable OSes.

----
Nathan McNulty


littlebluhair wrote:
> out of curiousity...since my computer is on xp right
> now...is there any way that i can ever set my computer
> back to the way i bought it?
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>OK, when you first boot up your computer, press the Del
>
> key (or F1, or
>
>>F2, or whatever it tells you to press to enter the BIOS
>
> or Setup). You
>
>>may need to press the esc key to see which one to press
>
> as the HP logo
>
>>may cover it up.
>>
>>Once in the BIOS, set to boot off the CD. Put your
>
> Windows XP CD into
>
>>the drive, boot off the Windows XP CD, choose to Install
>
> Windows XP, it
>
>>will find the existing installation, then offer to
>
> Repair by pressing R.
>
>>Press R and let it repair everything for you.
>>
>>Note: Make sure to choose install and then repair, not R
>
> right off the
>
>>bat as that will give you something different.
>>
>>----
>>Nathan McNulty
>>
>>
>>littlebluhair wrote:
>>
>>>I updated my compaq laptop from windows ME to windows
>>>XP. I have an external hp cd-writer. First off XP
>>>doesn't like my cd-writer (hp 8200 series), but it
>
> allows
>
>>>me to use it.
>>>about 6 months later...my internal cd/dvd rom will
>
> only
>
>>>play dvds. I've tried re updating my computer to xp
>
> and
>
>>>the internal cd/dvd-rom played dvds and cds for a
>
> limited
>
>>>time and stopped playing cds again.
>>>
>>>i thought that if used my recovery disc that came with
>>>the computer i could restore everything to factory
>>>settings, but my internal cd-dvd-rom won't read the cd
>>>and my external drive reads the cd but doesn't work
>
> when
>
>>>i try to reboot my computer with the cd in the
>
> external
>
>>>drive. My computer never came with a windows ME disc
>
> and
>
>>>i have no idea what to do.
>>>
>>>if there's already been a
>>>post about this direct me to it, otherwise any help
>
> would
>
>>>be greatly appreciated. thanks for your time,
>>>littlebluhair
>>>.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>.
>>