Registry and CD-Rom problems
My CD-Rom on my computer no longer will work. My computer tells me that the registry is either corrupt or missing. I uninstalled the CD-Rom and reinstalled it and it is still telling me the same thing. I am currently running Windows XP.
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demonhale posted this at 01:36 — 12th February 2007.
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Find a good "registry cleaner", if that doesn't fix it, you probably have a virus or a worm... What happened before your CD drive acted up?
hoosiernative posted this at 16:43 — 13th February 2007.
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Previous to this nothing was wrong with my CDRom. Just a few weeks ago, I tried putting a music CD in it and nothing would happen. It was a Music CD that I have had for many years and I have used it before. I haven’t installed any programs within recent history. Just one day, it decided not to work. Now I can't even buy a program that requires a disc to install because my CDRom won't work. Very frustrating.
What are some good "registry cleaners"? Obviously I would have to go to a site to download it. What are some reputable companies that have sites that I can purchase their software and download it?
BTW, thanks to those who responded
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longhornfreak posted this at 03:13 — 12th February 2007.
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Can you start in safe mode and run a system restore
domainnamebazar posted this at 13:35 — 12th February 2007.
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That is CDROM problem.
demonhale posted this at 02:52 — 14th February 2007.
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Try this:
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Also, it could also be that your CD-rom is dirty or spindles and rollers are not well oiled anymore, if cleaning the registry doesn't work, scanning for virus, then borrow a dry cleaning cd and clean the drive with it, if all else fails, have the cd-rom serviced...
compwolf posted this at 01:00 — 15th February 2007.
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When trouble shooting hardware issues their are some simple steps to determine what may be wrong.
1) Recently installed software.
2) System logs.
3) Boot to "other" Device. This will force the machine to not use the installed OS. If recognition still does not occur proceed to next step.
4) If software testing cannot answer the problem begin hardware diagnostics.
5) If at all possible remove and temporary install in another machine to check if drive recognizes.
6) If the drive recognizes on a different controller (or machine) then the problem may lie in the connector or the controller itself.
Good Luck.
jhonas posted this at 05:30 — 8th January 2011.
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You should try the registry fix to fix your problems.
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