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  When my computer is updated before stopping, my friend, turning off the laptop. Now, my laptop does not work. He said dose explore window does not. I can not open any program. What should I do? Please help me. Thank you

  Hi TaiNguyen95,

  ·         Have updates you installed?

  ·         What is the full error message?

  Follow the steps provided by Keith from the link.

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  Behavior of copy - paste doesn't seem to work properly in Win7.

  I just migrated to a new machine of Windows 7 with new Office 2010 installed where I performed tests on the problem.

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  OK, it's more clear now. It is Office 2010 which trashes the Clipboard when the first instance of a program Office 2010 is open (well, I tried only Excel and Word).

  Scenario 1: Open Excel, write a few essays in a cell, copier, copy to the Clipboard, open the new Word document, paste that and the oval blob error occurs

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  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/cd_dvd_drive_problems

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  ===============================

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  Check with your Maker system and a device for the two possible firmware updates and
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  Forums - a lot of expert real help
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  ==========================================================

  After the foregoing:

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  Then, work your way through these - don't forget the drive might be bad, could be a coward
  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

  Try this fix manually if the Fixit 314060 does not work
  http://www.pchell.com/hardware/cd_drive_error_code_39.shtml

  Your CD or DVD drive is missing or is not recognized by Windows or other programs-
  a Mr Fixit
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/982116

  The DVD player does not work after installing Windows 7
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  The CD drive or the DVD drive does not work as expected on a computer that you upgraded to
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  Your CD or DVD drive cannot read or write media - A Mr Fixit
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  CD/DVD drive does not appear in Windows Vista, or you receive this error during Windows Vista
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  Hardware devices not detected or not working - A Mr Fixit
  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/hardware_device_problems

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  ===============================

  Step 2: You have disc problems as the CD/DVD is actually 4 discs in 1 case (CD & DVD
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  Check with your Maker system and a device for the two possible firmware updates and the
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  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

  You can probably find more info here and maybe even the exact registry settings for your
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  Forums - a lot of expert real help
  http://Club.myce.com/

  CD/DVD units
  http://www.myce.com/storage/

  Use DevManView to locate the CD/DVD in the registry (be careful and do a prior Restore Point)
  nothing change) - find the DevManView device and then make a right click on it free in RegEdit.

  DevManView - free - an alternative to the standard Windows Device Manager, which displays
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  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/device_manager_view.html

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