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More info?)
Sounds like either a full restore will be needed or just go here and
download the DVD software and patch:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?product=93241&lang=en&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&os=20
HH
a out to CyberLink and download thPower DVD
"Tyler" <noone@no.com> wrote in message
news:srgug09rh827onb6gclld6cml1onaavdh5@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 02 Aug 2004 08:23:35 GMT, Tyler transmitted this:
>
> >On Sun, 1 Aug 2004 10:27:53 -0400, HH transmitted this:
> >
> >>Also, from the Compaq FAQ, you might check:
> >>Q) How do I prevent getting Blue Screens or freezeups while using the
Compaq
> >>DVD player?
> >>A) Look for a file named SCSI1HLP.VXD(or SCSIHLP.VXD) in the
> >>Windows\system\iosubsys directory. If there, rename it toSCSI1HLP.OLD,
then
> >>reboot.
> >
> >That was one of the first things I had him do when the DVDs starting
locking the
> >computer up.
> >
> >I'll tell him about Selective QuickRestore, I hope it works. Thanks!
>
> Okay, the icons are both deleted, anyone know where the program the icons
point
> to is located? He found C:\Compaq\Support and said there wasn't anything
there.
>
> TC
>
> >TC
> >
> >>HH
> >>
> >>
> >>"HH" <hahunt42@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >>news:Hw3Pc.295$qB1.94@fe25.usenetserver.com...
> >>> Unless it has been deleted, there should be a Compaq Support desktop
icon
> >>or
> >>> Start Menu item. Select that, then Restore, you should then be able to
> >>> select the restore for the DVD player software. Selective QuickRestore
is
> >>a
> >>> feature of the 5352, as long as the original operating system (98 or
> >>98SE)
> >>> is still installed.
> >>> HH
> >>>
> >>> "Tyler" <noone@no.com> wrote in message
> >>> news:m31pg094v8p01r73mr3mmgcdev3iomg1b3@4ax.com...
> >>> > On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 06:24:25 -0400, HH transmitted this:
> >>> >
> >>> > >Might try a Selective Restore on the Compaq DVD Navigator/Player.
> >>> >
> >>> > Okay, how would I tell him how to do that over the phone? I don't
want
> >>to
> >>> be
> >>> > the one that talks him into accidentally wiping his drive.
> >>> >
> >>> > TC
> >>> >
> >>> > >HH
> >>> > >
> >>> > >"Tyler" <noone@no.com> wrote in message
> >>> > >news:3cejg09mt1bu1fk45djscdafcghrhtqv5e@4ax.com...
> >>> > >> Hi, a friend of mine installed/uninstalled a Dazzle flash card
reader
> >>> in
> >>> > >his
> >>> > >> Presario a while back, and ever since, the DVD drive won't play
DVDs.
> >>> No
> >>> > >clue
> >>> > >> if the two things have anything to do with each other.
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >> Audio CDs play fine in the drive, data cds work, but the DVDs go
to a
> >>> > >black
> >>> > >> screen and even ctrl+alt+del doesn't bring it back.
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >> I'm thinking a shared file might have gotten deleted, but being
I'm
> >>not
> >>> > >right
> >>> > >> there to see, I'm at a loss.
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >> He's got Win98, 800x600x24-bit, using Compaq's CDVDPLAY.exe to
run
> >>the
> >>> > >dvds, but
> >>> > >> the interactual player from one of the DVDs had the same problem.
> >>> > >Apparently
> >>> > >> the data portion of the DVD ran, but the menus and movie won't
come
> >>up.
> >>> > >>
> >>> > >> Thanks for any help,
> >>> > >> TC
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
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