My E drive stopped reading CD/DVD. I have a desktop compaq with Vista Home Premium w / all service packs downloaded. My E drive doesn't recognize any disc in the drive.

Similar Questions

• Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit Service Pack 2 - Office suddenly abandoned internet (via e-thernet), does not connect unless I have stop and restart manually

  A few days ago I pressed the space bar to wake up my (HP pavilion m8100n) office, and I met several things at once:
  1. the icon of the internet was just two monitors blinks back
  2. a box pops up saying "an audio input jack has been disconnected" (when NO such thing has happened!) and now I have no sound and just an "x"symbol next to the symbol of volume." I tried connect headphones, still no sound at all.
  3. my wireless mouse works most completely (again, I don't have anything) I had to use my Intuos3 Tablet mouse click autour.
  Then I restarted the computer, unplugged and replugged the usb for wireless mouse thing, solved #3.
  #2 is still pending.
  #1 takes a strange turn.
  The computer more remained in mode 'sleep', even if I told him to go to mode 'sleep', and every time he woke up upward, I had no internet (just two monitors flashing back and forth.)
  I went to the Device Manager and unchecked the box that allows the computer to disable internet to save energy, at least now when it comes out of sleep, he maintains the internet.
  The computer also doesn't stop- every now and again, he normally stops when I said to, but more often now I have to force it to close hold the button down.
  The question of the internet has gotten worse. While we had a few problems because of the company's Internet, we called and it is resolved.
  I know the router is not the problem because that all computer laptop in the House can connect to him easily.
  My computer always had problems with wireless cards, is also connected to the router via e-thernet.
  The only way I can work around the issue now is to stop (be it by asking the computer to stop or forcing), from, he and hope I get internet.
  If I don't have internet and instead just get the flashing monitors symbol, I tried to tell the computer to restart, but this does not resolve the issue.
  When it restarts, there not even internet.
  I still close, wait and start again, and * hope * I have internet.

  When I have no internet, and I'm trying to diagnose and repair, it always ends up by saying "Windows cannot solve this problem."
  When I click on network and sharing Center, he says that I'm connected to a 'network unidentified' - which is meaningless, because when the internet works, it says that I'm connected to the private network of our House.
  I tried Googling autour, but I really can't find someone else who has the problem as well as the problem of the e-thernet restart/stop.
  Any help with this would be massively appreciated, I do commissions online my source of income and I need this computer to work, because it's my graphic computer.
  (I've included all this other info in case it helped to identify the problem.)

  All my ports usb does not as well, I found this http://www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-tips/usb-device-not-recognized/ and it seems to have fixed everything! Even the problem of noise!

  Sorry to have wasted your time, thank you for the quick response, however.

• I have a HP Pavilion Windows Vista Home Premium, and the D: drive is full.

  I have a HP Pavilion Windows Vista Home Premium, and the D: drive is full. I don't understand how he got that way... but... I've never used windows to the top, however I do back up with my Norton Security.  I'm not a COMPUTER guru AT ALL and am very confused as to what must be saved for me to do a system restore.  I just made a backup on a 16 GB usb flash drive, which included photos, documents, email, contacts and music.  But what of my registry or my drivers I've updated on the latest updates of 2 years and windows?

  So in plain English for the layperson to the computer, lol, can someone tell me...

  1. where should I back up to? (windows, norton?)

  2. what should I back up? EXACTLY, please. lol (I have hundreds of games, I don't want to back to the top if possible)

  3 and... HOW MUCH ALCOHOL SHOULD I HAVE AVAILABLE WHILE TRYING THIS. LOL just kidding. Laughing out loud

  Hello

  Updates must be installed in a certain order and no Service Pack must be installed unless and until it is offered through Windows Update.

  However, try these options:

  Step 1: You can not reuse what already automatically downloaded and installed. You can however save updates and install them manually if you wish.

  Step 2: You can create a system image on the computer. A system image is an exact copy of a disc. By default, a system image includes the drives required for Windows to run. In addition, it includes Windows and your system settings, programs and files. You can use a system image to restore the contents of your computer if your hard drive or computer ever stops working.

  See:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/back-up-your-programs-system-settings-and-files

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/restore-your-computer-from-a-system-image-backup

  Also, you can see the following link for more information about Windows backup:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/back-up-and-restore-frequently-asked-questions

• Compatibility problem XP Dell Wireless 1395 mini-map WLAN driver currently installed Vista Home Edition 32 bit Service Pack II

  Hi, my OS is Windows Vista Home Edition 32 bit Service Pack 2 - installed on XP by the owner without first unintalling XP.  Although my Device Manager lists the mini-map Dell Wireless WLAN 1395 as working properly, what Windows says that it has stopped working correctly because the driver installed is not compatible with my current operating system (just one of the many questions).  Although I can get online wireless most of the time, IE and Google Chrome often freeze and there are a few minutes, I got a blue screen - not for the first time - that shut down Windows.  I note the other error message information that a fatal error has occurred that required Windows stops, so am not sure that the two problems are related or not.  I tried to find a compatible driver for what I assume is a WLAN Mini card for the original XP OS on the compatibility of Vista site, but there is no driver is listed for the Dell Wireless WLAN mini-map 1395.

  I have the Vista installation CD, but not the verification code necessary to reinstall.  It will appear somewhere on this computer under the program or the ancillary system (information) available to administrators?

  Just out of curiosity, there is a feature of rectangular white USB printed with the name "Biogear" attached to one of my ports, although he is not listed among devices on my computer since the computer laptop original owner died and I can not ask what is its purpose or what program it was meant to facilitate. I tried to remove it and it came out (the envelope detached the part inserted into the USB port) without affecting my ability to access the Internet wireless.  An internet search has a line of golf apparel and a few articles in German... Any ideas?  Thanks, Lara

  If the original owner installed Vista on XP, you need to reformat and do a fresh install of Vista or you will continually have problems multipling. If the original owner is an update from XP to Vista it is OK. However, the problems that you're seen suggest the original owner installed Vista on XP. Verification code (if found on the computer) will not be for Vista but for XP. As long as your operating system is installed, you can retrieve the key with Free Key finder software, do a search and you will find them on the internet. Also if you have the CD and ask for a new key to Microsoft you will get it at a very low price, I don't know no current tax, was $ $10,00. Since you are not the original owner (and the first owner died) both of these options may not be totally legal, unless you can provide proof of purchase or the person deseased was a member of the family.

• Dell XPS 420 with Vista Home Premium, replaced the hard drive, download now blue screen errors

  My girlfriend has a desktop Dell XPS 420 quit working a year or 2 ago. A computer technician told me that it sounded as if the hard drive was bad, recently I purchased from Dell, a Seagate 1 TB hard drive (the original is a Western Digital 320 GB).

  I bought also, once again from Dell, a copy of its installation discs for Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit.

  I installed the new hard drive, correctly, as far as I can tell, but I tried several times over the past days to install Vista and a few times I got errors (BSoD) STOP and a few other times, Windows Installer errors.

  What's wrong?

  I run Dell diagnostics that took almost a whole day, but I don't think anything. I have not partitioned the hard drive, it's like 931 GB.

  I think that may be something related to the RAM, but I'm not sure.

  Thanks for any help.

  Hello

  Here is the information on the Dell Diagnostics:

  http://support.Dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/KCS/document?docid=52057

  And Dell has provided information on how to reinstall Vsta using their recovery disks.

  "Manually reinstall your Windows Vista operating system"

  http://support.Dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/KCS/document?c=us&CS=19&l=en&s=DHS&docid=DSN_339949&isLegacy=true

  For more information, try the Dell Support Forums.

  http://en.community.Dell.com/support-forums/default.aspx

  See you soon.

• How to download printer driver Canon Pixma MP240 on a disk with Vista Home Premium installed on the old PC with XP Home not connected to the internet, THE WAY EASY, PLEASE

  I have an old PC running Windows XP Home on the internet, has lost the MP240 printer driver. You want to download the drivers for it on my Vista Home Premium to install in the old PC. I can't get the internet to work with the old PC, or I want to download the drivers directly here. I found a few options for pilots with the Vista computer, but they all want allows you to download the diagnostic and I won't be using this printer on my Vista computer, so I don't want to do it this way. Any place that I can just download the DRIVER ONLY and put it on a disk to load in the old PC. Help, please

  I think you'll find a driver here: http://software.canon-europe.com/products/0010645.asp

  English version: http://software.canon-europe.com/software/0035873.asp?model=

• Upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium (Retail DVD) will not install an upgrade on Vista Home Premium (OEM factory - installed)!

  I bought a copy the retail of Windows 7 premium (updated version) upgrade on Vista Home Premium SP2on my 3 yr old HP Pavilion Desktop on 22/10/2009. Vista has been installed at the factory. The PC more than meets all hardware reqs. I tried 4 or 5 times to upgrade the operating system on this PC & it runs fine until the process to halfway in step 5 in the upgrade and stops. I forgot the exact message, but it's like 'cannot be upgraded pc, abandoned process, will now restore the Vista installation. After this x 4-5 in the last seven days, I'm sick of what's going on. I've been building & PC repair & installation, configuration, and upgrade Windows since Windows 3.1 and Dos operating system. The Win 7 installation routine is so demanding that if all the program requirements are not met (for the latter)-it just stops and is abandoned. I've never had this kind of trouble before. NEVER Yes, I use the on-line support docs & Software Advisor compatibility. I've never seen an OS that just works! Absolutely amazing!  I also tried this on my computer Lenovo laptop lastnight - same thing!

  Hi Jim,.

  Thanks for the information. You said you ran Upgrade Advisor several times on both machines. This show no error every time? Also, I would recommend unisntalling any antivirus that you have currently and to help clean up the provided utilities if any, of the antivirus manufacturer. In addition, unplug all unnecessary devices such as printer, network cable or any other devices you have.

  I hope this helps!

  Shawn - Support Engineer - MCP, MCDST
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think

• Im running Windows Vista Home premium OS. After you install Itunes, my computer no longer recognizes cd/dvd players.

  How to make the computer recognize cd/dvd players, while itunes is installed

  Hello

  Too many competing products can stretch resources and cause problems. The power below
  be able to get your rear disc with installs it you have in place.

  Try this - Panel - Device Manager - CD/DVD - double-click on the device - driver tab - click
  Update the drivers (this will probably do nothing) - then RIGHT click the drive - UNINSTALL - REBOOT
  This will refresh the default driver stack. Even if the reader does not appear to continue below.
  
  Then, work your way through these - don't forget the drive might be bad, could be a loose cable or
  slight corrosion on the contacts (usually for a laptop) and other issues.

  Your CD or DVD drive is missing or is not recognized by Windows or other programs
  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060 - a Mr Fixit

  The CD drive or the DVD drive does not work as expected on a computer that you upgraded to Windows Vista
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929461

  When you insert a CD or a DVD, Windows Vista may not recognize the disc
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/939052

  Your CD or DVD drive cannot read or write media - A Mr Fixit
  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/cd_dvd_drive_problems

  CD/DVD drive does not appear in Windows Vista, or you receive this error during the installation of Windows Vista after booting from the DVD (AHCI)
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/952951
  Drive CD - R or CD - RW Drive is not recognized as a recordable device
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/316529/

  Hardware devices not detected or not working - A Mr Fixit
  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/hardware_device_problems

  Another possibility is that the cables are loose. Remove ALL power, then make sure that the cables in both
  ends. Remove and replace, do not just tight. For laptops, you can often clean power and
  contacts data with a pencil eraser.

  Some DVD players do not use the Windows default drivers so check with the manufacturer of system and
  manufacturer of device to see if there is a firmware or drivers for your drive if necessary.

  Hope these helps.
  Rob - bicycle - Mark Twain said it is good.

• Drive hard error detected on the HP Pavilion dv6835nr with Vista Home Premium bits

  Lately, my laptop has been slow to start. Yesterday, after control electronic, I noticed the screen turned black and only 3 icons were visible: Trash, Firefox and File Recovery... And a lot of small cascade titled windows: System message. and a file recovery window appears and scans to find out the necessary repairs. The message is "your computer is in critical condition. Hard drive detected error. "7 questions of repair, the next screen offers to upgrade my 'demo' (don't have the slightest idea what they're talking of)

  When I click here to activate it, they want to buy such a product.

  Is this a scam or a virus? How can I fix this problem.

  HP Pavilion dv6835nr

  Processor Intel Core 2 duo T5550

  with 250 GB HDD

  3072 MB DDR2 SDRAM

  Please help me...

  Hello:

  Yes, you should try it but do not for get rid of the virus. The drive is bad, but you can try to recover the files you want to keep using this disc.

  The GUI will allow you to explore your hard drive and if there's still life in it, you may still be able to see and copy your files to a storage device portable usb.

  If the Kaspersky Rescue CD cannot access your hard disk, then all is lost.

  Things to consider... dv9000 models are plagued by questions of the motherboard and you can opt for a new PC, rather than fixing you.

  I do not work for HP, so I don't have to think that you buy a new laptop, but you have to consider the possibility of throwing good money after bad.

  If you decide to buy a new hard drive, you can get a 7 200 RPM one which has better performance on a disk of 5 400 rpm, but it shorten the time between charges of battery a bit.

  You will also need to buy a set of recovery disks.  Info to do this is on the link below:

  http://support.HP.com/us-en/document/bph07143

  If you can still read the Vista product key 25 character on the bottom of your laptop, you can also make your own Vista installation DVD.

  Here's how:

  If you are in a fault light but rewarding you can do yourself if you can read your product key of Vista on the PC of 25 characters.

  You just download the 3 files you need on the link below and read all the instructions to create a Setup bootable DVD disk using imageburn.

  Do not take into account the part of the text in the first screen shot about "extract the files in the folder of Vista."

  The files were extracted already in this folder when you ran the X14.exe file by reading the text on top of the first screenshot.

  The other thing I noticed is on the 4th page, where it shows Developer ID Microsoft Corporation. I had to type Microsoft Corporation in me, and then other codes already filled in.

  When I went to compile the ISO file, ImageBurn gave a message on a WIM file, file and ISO, and if I wanted to burn it in a different format.

  I selected no, make the ISO file.

  It was not so hard to do. I burned both the disk of 64-bit and 32-bit disk in case I ever need them.

  I tested both of them one my hp dc7100 CMT desktop PC, worked flawlessly.

  When you enter the product key, he knows which version of Vista you have.

  http://en.community.Dell.com/support-forums/software-OS/w/microsoft_os/3317.2-3-Microsoft-Windows-v...

  After you install Vista successfully, you can then install the drivers for your PC and driver page support.

  Paul

• Can not download driver bluetooth with Vista Home Premium

  I can't download a driver for a usb bluetooth adapter. I get a message that windows stop working. TRENDnet cannot find the problem and microsoft does not support vista. Any ideas?

  Depends on youre, if intel pc hardware, update the software of the chipset, it supports the ability of MB for

  layout network/USB/etc... Just go to intel.com/menu/support/downloads,run the utility intel update, it

  works on any pc with processor intel, or, go to downloads, search the chipset software, find youre pc chipset series...

  If you are running 3rd party hardware, then go to its website for the software/drivers...

• When I try to unzip a file I have by default Adobe Reader, which is the wrong program. I have Windows Vista Home Premium. I need to download a software to compress and decompress compressed files?

  I run Windows Office 2007. And find that when trying to extract a .zip file, I get Adobe Reader who tells me to can not read the file (of course). So, where's the decompression of files program. I need to download one?

  Hello

  1st 3 here should fix you up

  How to restore Vista built-in ZIP files Support
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/65254-zip-file-support-restore.html
  How to enable or disable the files compressed in Vista
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/93827-zip-file-compressed-folders.html
  Restore the Type Associations by default Vista file extensions
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/233243-default-file-type-associations-restore.html

  ---------------------------------

  How Unassociate a Type of Extension file in Vista - and a utility to help
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/91920-unassociate-file-extention-type.html

  How to restore files ZIP integrated into Vista Supporthttp://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/65254-zip-file-support-restore.htmlHow to enable or disable the compressed foldershttp://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/93827-zip-file-compressed-folders.html
  Restore and return the file Association in Windows Vista if Original
  http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/06/22/restore-and-reset-file-association-in-Windows-Vista-back-to-original-default/

  Reset and Fix Broken Windows Vista file Ext and Type Associations (include EXE, COM, SYS, ZIP, LNK,
  Folder, drive)
  http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/06/22/reset-and-fix-broken-Windows-Vista-file-ext-and-type-associations-include-exe-com-sys-zip-lnk-folder-drive/

  For Windows Vista file association problems
  http://www.Winhelponline.com/articles/105/1/file-association-fixes-for-Windows-Vista.html

  I hope this helps.
  Rob - bicycle - Mark Twain said it is good.

• I have documents on the disk that were first written on Word Pad in Windows XP. I now find that I am unable to read them on my new PC with Vista Home Premium.

  I have documents on the disk that were first written on Word Pad in Windows XP. Now, I have another PC with Vista and impossible to download documents in readable format. They are obviously in a different programming language.

  Jim

  The files you have are from Microsoft Works since they. WPS file extensions.

  You have Office installed? If so, which version?

  If you have Office 2003 or 2007 or Word 2003 or Word 2007

  The following Document conversion will do the trick for you.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/en-US/Download/details.aspx?ID=12

• Vista Home Premium will not read/recognize/burn HD videos taken with my Canon camcorder HDD21/AVCHD (MTS format). Results in the message stating "Windows Media Player may not supported file type or the codec that the file compressed.

  I have a Vista Home Premium 64-bit, Service Pack 2 Dell.  He read/won't recognise no videos HD taken with my Canon camcorder HDD21/AVCHD (MTS format).  Each attempt generates a message stating "Windows Media Player may not support the file type or the codec that the file compressed.  I used a Windows 7 PC, which allowed me to play the video from the camcorder and burn a DVD of the video to share with the family.  I'd appreciate any help.  Thank you

  Information on the types of media files that supports Windows Media Player
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/316992

  For better support please try the Microsoft Vista for photos and video forum instead. http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/vistapictures/threads

• DVD drive does not work in Vista Home Premium

  This is a fairly new computer with Vista Home Premium and the DVD player has never worked and HP the manufacturer can't help me.  It seems that something is missing as a decoder I thought to be a part of Vista

  Hi ck111000,

  Thank you for using Vista answers Forum.

  Fact the show drive upward in the 'Computer' window (start > computer)?
  Are you an error you may post in this forum?

  Here is an article that your problem:

  "Your CD or DVD drive is missing or is not recognized by Windows or other programs"

  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/314060

  Please let us know if that helps.

  Chris
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• PS/2 mouse stops working on Vista home Premium.

  OK, so I bought a computer, an HP with Vista Home Premium, and (despite all the horror stories, I got friends who use Vista) it worked like a charm. Things were a lot until one evening when my mouse (a three buttons not optical with scroll) has stopped working. It was as if he was not yet connected. I rebooted the computer and the mouse worked fine for a minute or two, then it dies again. I tried to check my computer to find errors and he found, and I have never recived any other error that the fact that I have automatic updates turned off, because I'm on the internet by satellite and I am limited to a certain amount of bandwidth. But back to my problem: I tried a USB mouse and it worked, but it made me even more problems. You see, I have set up wireless network, and I use a wireless USB adapter. However, when I started using the USB mouse, it has messed up my network connection. The computer wouldn't connect to the network, even if I wasgiving it the password correct and everything. I tried another card, and same problem, it always says that the password is wrong, and it would not attempt to open a session on the network, comes immediately coming with the error message. Well, after some time of dinking autour with her, I did finally find the mouse by lightning to work. However, now it is down again. I'm sick and tired of having to borrow the mouse USB of my friend, WTF I do? And please don't tell me to buy something, because I'm here to solve a problem, for not giving Microsoft (or someone else) more of my hard earned money.

  Hi Roadkill1992,

  Thank you for your message.

  You may want to refrain from downloading pirated software.

  Any number of bad things can happen to this activity.

  If it does not work on other computers, but not yours, I think you're right about the driver.

  You can also try a different PS/2 mouse into this port on your computer to see if it is a failure.

  Chris
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.