Need Help *cry*

[luwkwul]

nevermind lol

 

[luwkwul]

doesn't have a system restore option though

 

[Neon Deon]

ok one at time then.

go back to the device manager click on one of the cd drives with the yellow !

preferably the burner first. remove it and reboot.

see if plug and play will pick it back up when computer restarts.

one only not both.

 

[luwkwul]

ok done, it had me restart again because it installed a new device. Still no drives though.

 

[Neon Deon]

Hit control alt delete and list the programs running now.

 

[luwkwul]

under applications all that is running is my browser... under processes there is a ton

 

[luwkwul]

should I just reformat my computer?

 

[Neon Deon]

ok reboot the computer on startup hold the f8 key down on the windows screen when the menu comes up use last known good configuration.

no try this first dont format yet

 

[luwkwul]

Didn't work.

 

[Neon Deon]

Didn't work.

oh great

back to device manager and uninstall both drives.

on reboot hold down the delete key

Bios should come up

under standard cmos settings you should have your drives listed hard and cd s and floppys

enable the cd/dvd drives if they are not save and start the computer.

 

[luwkwul]

yep they're enabled, but still not showing up for some reason

 

[Neon Deon]

Do you have a boot floppy disk?

 

[luwkwul]

yeah I have one

 

[luwkwul]

well fu**, I can't reformat without it reading my CD either

 

[Neon Deon]

Kill that for right now

Go back to f8 on start up and select limited start with cd rom support.

See if it will recognize your 2000 cd

 

[luwkwul]

there's no option for that when I run it

 

[Neon Deon]

Start in safe mode and check the cd that way.

 

[luwkwul]

aye, I'm in safe mode. can't access the cd

 

[luwkwul]

pretty stuck I think

 

[Neon Deon]

Take a blank floppy disk put it in the drive and format the floppy. right click on the my computer icon hit explore. highlight the a drive(floppy) right click on it format the disk as ms dos startup. reboot and see it that will work with the cd