dell latitude d360

[minesatetleys]

My d: drive isn't showing anymore
I haven't got a recovery disk
I've tried to restore it but that doesn't work either
any ideas?

 

[dodger46]

My d: drive isn't showing anymore
I haven't got a recovery disk
I've tried to restore it but that doesn't work either
any ideas?

Not sure where you're at. Is 'D' your Optical (CD) Drive? Or is it a partition on your HDD? What exactly are you trying to achieve? Re-install XP?

 

[minesatetleys]

My d: drive isn't showing anymore
I haven't got a recovery disk
I've tried to restore it but that doesn't work either
any ideas?

Not sure where you're at. Is 'D' your Optical (CD) Drive? Or is it a partition on your HDD? What exactly are you trying to achieve? Re-install XP?

it's a cd/dvd drive
I want to record my music and my pc to read cd's and dvd's

 

[minesatetleys]

it's a cd/dvd drive
I want to play and record cd's
also watch dvd's

 

[dodger46]

it's a cd/dvd drive
I want to play and record cd's
also watch dvd's

Does it appear in Device Manager? (Start/Settings/Control Panel/System/Hardware Tab - Device Manager/CD ROM Drives)

 

[Saga Lout]

This might be connected to your malware issues you raise in another thread. Fix those and the Registry may heal itself but if it doesn't, go from Start to Run and into the Open box, type regedit and press Enter. From the File menu, choose Export then note the name and location of the file you're creating - it is a Registry backup and you might need it if anything goes wrong.

Next, navigate to the this key;HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}. Be care there because there are several keys which start with the same characters. Click on the key and ook in the right hand pane for entries named LOWER FILTERS and UPPER FILTERS. Right click each in turn and select delete them.

Leave the Registry by the File>Exit menu and restart the computer - twice. Your CD ROM or R/W should work properly but if some recording software had made the change to your Registry, it may not be fully functional.

 

[minesatetleys]

it's a cd/dvd drive
I want to play and record cd's
also watch dvd's

Does it appear in Device Manager? (Start/Settings/Control Panel/System/Hardware Tab - Device Manager/CD ROM Drives)

hi there is no cd rom drive listed just c:

 

[minesatetleys]

device manager doesn't come up
but I found it earlier
it only shows c:

 

[minesatetleys]

it is the D630

 

[dodger46]

it is the D630

Right! I've been scanning the web for a D360... something badly amiss with XP if you can't view Device Manager...
Try what Saga Lout suggests and we'll take it from there...
(You must have been in My Computer or Windows Explorer to see C:, not Device Manager)

 

[minesatetleys]

it's a D630 i'm doing malware scan now

 

[minesatetleys]

I found device manager in another place when I was hunting earlier but it's not in my control panel

 

[Saga Lout]

Go from Start to Run and in the Open box, type sysdm.cpl and when that form pops up, click on Hardware then on Device Manager in the next form.

 

[minesatetleys]

there is a ! TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-L632H

also on my video controller too
and IDT High definition audio CODEC

i'm pants aren't I!

 

[dodger46]

there is a ! TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-L632H

also on my video controller too
and IDT High definition audio CODEC

i'm pants aren't I!

Almost! Down but not out.. Try double click on each item and update driver

 

[Saga Lout]

For the record, I personally despise those TSST driver issues. Toshiba should stick to making cars and Samsung to food mixers - or have I got confused - again?

 

[minesatetleys]

I have tried that before, it keeps asking for a start up disc which I don't have

 

[minesatetleys]

no your correct it's doing my head in too

 

[dodger46]

For the record, I personally despise those TSST driver issues. Toshiba should stick to making cars and Samsung to food mixers - or have I got confused - again?

Too many Tetleys..

 

[minesatetleys]

not enough tetleys!

 

[minesatetleys]

found another 6 items on a full scan and it's still going
then i'm going to need some tetleys!

 

[dodger46]

Might be worth a try before you drown yourself in Tetleys...
http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/driverdetails?driverid=R223259
Unless the scan removes whatever caused the kerfuffle in the 1st place...

 

[minesatetleys]

lmao! thanx

 

[minesatetleys]

just found another 16 problems on that
going to do a clean and defrag and try again
but it still probably needs the cd

 

[minesatetleys]

still not working!