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  1. are you able to boot to the desktop?
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  Description of errors related to the 10 Code that generates the Device Manager in Windows on computers
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/943104/

  If necessary:

  Try this - Panel - Device Manager - CD/DVD - double-click on the device - driver tab - click
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  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/952951
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  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/316529/

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  Step 1: Please do all the same underneath if you did some before as is often total
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  Try this - Panel - Device Manager - CD/DVD - double click on the device - driver tab.
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  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/939052

  Your CD or DVD drive cannot read or write media - A Mr Fixit
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  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/952951
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  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/316529/

  Hardware devices not detected or not working - A Mr Fixit
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  ===============================

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  Did you follow the Troubleshooting Guide for the reader who still does not work? There are
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  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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  Forums - a lot of expert real help
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  CD/DVD units
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  Thank you, and in what concerns:
  I. Suuresh Kumar - Microsoft technical support.

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