dvd-rom..asks if i want to format inserted disk ?

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  1. bluebaron

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    hi guys..or gals..I recently acquired 2 compaq m700 laptops on e-bay for two friends of mine..named bill. They both have the same cpu.. ram hd..and dvd-rom,a compaq sd-c2404.The only difference is one has winxp..the other win2000.The problem..when i insert a comercial cd or dvd in the one with win2000..it asks me if i want to format it. If i say yes..it replies it can't...if i say no..nothing happens.
    I've tried deleting the drive in device manager and the driver in winnt/system 32/driver and re-booting...and swapping the dvd-rom drives..and even trying the winxp driver..to no avail. Device manager
    states the drive is working properly. I thought i was reasonably computer literate..but i have to admit i'm stuck...any ideas ?
    thnx..the bluer baron
     
    bluebaron, Sep 27, 2006
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    Have you tried watching the commercial disk on the Win2k machine in spite of these errors? That'll help narrow things down.
     
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    hi dunker

    i can load a cd or dvd...blank or with info...i get the disk
    image attached to my arrow...but when i go into 'my computer'
    and click on the disk image..drive d...i get a message asking
    me if i want to format it...if i say yes..it replies that it
    can't...if i say no...nothing happens..i can't access the disk

    i didn't get any win2000 restore disks with the computer

    tbe beleagured blue baron
     
    bluebaron, Oct 13, 2006
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    Try uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers on the Win2k machine. Go into Device Manager, select the bad drive, and select Uninstall Driver. If there is another CD or DVD-ROM drive, also uninstall the drivers for those. Reboot and let device manager find it again; if necessary use the Add Hardware Wizard. Standard Windows device drivers are sufficient though you can use Windows Update or Windizupdate.com afterwards to be sure that there isn't an updated driver.
     
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    hi dunker

    i have tried deleting the device in device manager...and deleting
    the driver in winnt/system32/drivers...and re-booting..but it still
    asks me if i want to format the disc..i even tried installing the
    winxp driver.it is different..but...same problem ??
    device manager states the dvd-rom is working ??

    i give up...guess i'll have to get an external
    usb cd-rom or dvd-rom for bill to use

    the blue baron
     
    bluebaron, Oct 14, 2006
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