PC Pages

Special Discount for PC-Pages Visitors
33% discount on ALL web design packages from VisualWorx
Just quote the following discount code PCG04

PC-Pages Home Link to PC-Pages UK Directory Computer Clubs Drivers Contact
Remote Control your PC via the Web with GoToMyPC Free Trial - Uleads Web, Image and Video Tools
Anti-Spam Tools
Spamarrest
Mail Washer
 
Firewall &
Security Software
Zone Alarm
McAfee Firewall
 
Privacy Software
Anonymizer
Lavasoft Adaware
Spyware Remover
Evidence Eliminator
Pest Patrol
 
Protect your website code with Kloakit
 
PC Help Pages

Processor
Motherboard
Modem
Network
Bios
Monitor
Hard Drive
Memory
CD/CDRW/DVD
Graphics Cards
Soundcard
MP3
DIVX
Internet Explorer
Win 95/98/ME
Win 2000/NT
Win XP
Office XP
Outlook Express
Win XP Tips & Tricks
Price Compare
More Windows help
Underground, Security & Warez
Firewall
Anti-Virus
RAID
Overclocking
Spyware & Malware
Adaware from Lavasoft
Evidence Eliminator
DVD MovieFactory 3
 
 
Driver Downloads
Video Card Drivers
Modem Drivers
Motherboard Drivers
Soundcard Drivers
Network Card Drivers
 
Ink Supplies
Epson Ink
HP Ink
 
 
 
 


CD/CDRW/DVD

1. When I am in windows the CD no longer shows when I double click on My Computer or in the windows explorer. Is the CD player faulty?

There are two general problems that give rise to this problem. The most common is that the CD is not faulty and it is the IDE drivers that need re-installing. To check on this, look in the device manager. If the problem is the IDE drivers then under the hard disk controllers you will have normally 3 devices similar to

Via Bus Master
Primary IDE controller
Secondary IDE controller

On one or more (usually the last 2) you will have a small yellow oval with an exclamation mark (!) in it. If this is the case then there is a problem with the drivers and the CD itself is likely to be fine. Unfortunately this can be quite a difficult problem to solve with the same problem re-occuring each time windows re-boots. It is important to say at this stage that depending on how successful you are you may need to format the hard drive and re-install windows from scratch. This means that you should back up any important files before proceeding.
There are then 2 approaches that can be used to solve this. The first only applies if you have a copy of the bus master install program on a floppy disk. You can run the setup from the floppy and re-install the driver. If this doesn't work then most of the bus master install programs also have an uninstall option. You can next try to uninstall the bus master and then re-install it. The second approach is to edit the windows registry in an attempt to make windows reload an ide driver. From the start menu choose run and enter 'regedit' search for all occurences of the 3 devices and delete any folder (the entire folder and not just the key) that contains a reference to them. This should force windows to completely re-load all ide drivers. Should this fail then I can only recommend a complete format of the hard drive and to re-install windows from scratch.

If the ide controllers all show as working properly then assuming that the drive is still physically connected internally then the drive is likely to be faulty and a new drive should sort this problem.



Search PC-Pages
Please enter your search below.
PC Pages
Computer Directories


UK Directory

Trade Suppliers & Distributors

Computer Components
Laptops & Notebooks Computer Systems
Consumables
Peripherals
Software
Computer Fairs
ISP's
Computer Clubs
Website Hosting

USA Directory
Computer Games
Computer Memory
Computer Parts
Computers
Ink Cartridges
Laptop Computers

Webmaster
Tools & Resources
Marketing Tips
WordTracker
Traffic Equalizer
 
Hosting Solutions
Free Web Hosting for 12 months when you purchase a web design package from VisualWorx
 
500MB of storage and 20GB of transfer for only $7.95!
 
Easy CGI - Reliable and Affordable Web Hosting - $7.96/month!
 
6 Websites for $14.95/month.
 
Build your own PC
FTP Solutions
Flash FXP
 
 
Links & Resources

Links for PC Hardware and Software Support
Other Software Links
Online Games
Free Ecards
Divx.com

Zone Alarm Firewall Software - Stay Safe!
 

Download PC Protection- Download Now

 
© 1999-2004 PC-Pages. All rights reserved. VisualWorx Web Design