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   XPost: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, alt.windows-xp   
   From: relic211@cjb.net   
      
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   news:36cb43cc-858b-46b5-9086-084afbad6107@x21g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...   
   > I had a crash on my computer and as a consequence, lost some stuff.   
   > As I rebuilt the registry to get back to where I was, I've been   
   > plagued with my Philips DVD drive (pretty much everything is back to   
   > normal but that - just recently solved a printer issue that had been   
   > plaguing me).   
   >   
   > It's a Dell 8400 Dimension with Windows XPpro SP2 on it.  When it   
   > boots up, it inquires about the new hardware it's found and I   
   > generally click 'cancel' (since trying to follow it through gets me   
   > nowhere).  My 'device manager' shows the drive by name and 'my   
   > computer' shows the drive.  I can put a CD in it and read the CD but I   
   > can't use it to burn anything to.  Unless I want to burn files or   
   > music to it, it works fine for reading purposes.  When I click 'add   
   > new hardware', I can get the same message up as when I boot (found new   
   > hardware).  I've tried uninstalling the drive through device manager   
   > and when I reboot - it's more of the same (it shows in My Computer,   
   > shows okay in Device Manager, I can read the files on a CD, etc).   
   >   
   > From what I understand, the Windows XP  'system files' are supposed to   
   > allow this drive to 'install' yet, that doesn't seem to be the case.   
   > I went to the DELL website and all they have to offer is firmware   
   > updates versus an actual drive driver.  I'm inclined to believe it's a   
   > similar thing to my printer issue where I'm missing some file that   
   > won't allow it to install but am not sure so thought I'd run it by   
   > folks on these groups to see if anyone else may have encountered the   
   > issue.   
      
   It's simple. In Device Manager, delete/remove the IDE Channel the drive is   
   connected to (or the SATA controller) and reboot. Windows will re-install   
   all the correct drivers...you don't need any "Philips Drivers" in XP or   
   later Windows.   
      
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