the CD Drive on my laptop...its Advent ..the make not sure what model please anyone help me !
2007-03-25 13:16:22 · 10 answers · asked by sweet 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
dick_bee > can u not read i have wiped of the CD DRIVE so i cannot burn my music now
2007-03-25 13:31:19 · update #1
okay, first things first... Don't PANIC!
Right, now thats sorted... Click Start> Control Panel (>Switch to Classic View) > Add Hardware
Click Next, and wait for the wizard to finish, then click Finish.
Hey Presto, your drive is back online.
If you are still having problems, email me from my profile page, and I'll help you further.
2007-03-25 17:59:34 · answer #1 · answered by ...o(_insert witty comment_) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I knew what operating system you were using it would help. I'm assuming that you are running Windows XP. Go to Device Manager, you can get there by opening a command prompt and typing DEVMGMT
Open the entry for CD/DVD and see if your drive is there at all. If it is and there is a yellow exclamation point in front of the drive name, Right-click the drive and select UNINSTALL. I'm serious. That's what you do. Now, you reboot. Windows should come up with a message saying "New Hardware Found" and it will try to install drivers. This will work if your drive worked before.
What if there is no entry for your drive in Device Manager? Then you right-click on the computer icon at the top of the Device Manager list. Select "Scan for Hardware Changes" and let it search for them. Again, this ought to work if the drive worked before.
Good luck.
2007-03-25 13:26:23 · answer #2 · answered by Kokopelli 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hey, just use the Back-up CD your laptop came with, when you first bought it. Only use if you accidentally deleted a system program. Once fixed don't forget to back your whole PC up, by CD-Roms or a back up hard drive. Hope this helps.
2007-03-25 16:36:43 · answer #3 · answered by sevsj408 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't delete a CD drive! You'll need to explain better what the problem is.
2007-03-25 13:23:01 · answer #4 · answered by iMacThere4iAm 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just go: Control panel>System>Hardware>Device Manager>and click "Scan for hardware changes"
2007-03-25 13:26:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Restore to a previous date.
or use Norton Data recovery service.
2007-03-25 13:23:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suspect that you have only deleted the shortcut on your desktop. Click on My Computer and you should see it there. Right click on the icon and select 'Make Shortcut'. Then drag the new shortcut back on to your desktop.
2007-03-25 13:26:46 · answer #7 · answered by Davy Crockett 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You pistol wiped your laptop? You haven't said what you deleted? Sorry without more info just about nobody can help you!!!!
2007-03-25 13:22:46 · answer #8 · answered by dick_bee_bad 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If it's the shortcut it will be in your trash can, click on it and restore it.
2007-03-25 13:29:40 · answer #9 · answered by Mark F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use restore
2007-03-25 13:20:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋