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Cootie needs an exorcism
« on: Aug 27th, 2003, 1:49pm » |
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ON MY COMPUTER.....not on me....ok I heard what you were thinkin  .....anyhow.....this dang thing is JUNK rite now.....not sure how often I can get on here or email cuz IT'S in control rite now.....I have Windows Me (yeah windows from hell-me is more like it)........anyone have any ideas what ta do leme know......says no supported CD-R CD-RW drive ? CD rom indicator light flashes like a strobe light....doesn't work MOST of the time but did a restore and lost my anti-virus...then did a unrestore and got everything back 'normal' for 10 minutes....till the CD rom went nuts again and back ta freeze ups every few minutes. Any ideas ? (Windows me isn't supposed ta get blaster worm). It seems to be downloading ALL the time but I dunno 'what'. I want to KILL it I am so frustrated and not lookin ta blow money on nuther new one. (this one's 2 yrs old) So am wishin ya'll PF days...all of you....and hope to figure this out best I can.....unless we CRASH-O-RAMA) Pam with a die monster die attitude towards this pooter and feelin CRANKY !!!
Love you all and will be here when it lets me......daaaaam !! Sorry this is off topic with CH........dunno who else ta ask....thanks Paul and Grant also ! Is is broke..should I have it fixed or should I beat it ta death with a blunt object ? Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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Re: Cootie needs an exorcism
« Reply #1 on: Aug 27th, 2003, 1:54pm » |
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Coots--do you have the CD with the drivers for the CDR/W? YOu could load them anaully. Or go to the website of the manufacturer of the CDR/W and downlaod the drivers. I do that frequently.
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Re: Cootie needs an exorcism
« Reply #2 on: Aug 27th, 2003, 2:18pm » |
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Thanks Tom......can't believe I got back on here......the cd rom indiccator light is now flashing red to green back and forth while swiching from email to back here.....wierd ! What's that got to do with email and surfing ? It makes a high ptich sqeel when the light changes I noticed....very high pitched...so all the neighborhood BATS can hear prolly and congregate outside my door tonight......yeeks !!!! The cd rom files come and go......can't find em again now and says there is none but the wizard program sayin that is for creating cd's.....tried ta disable the cd rom files last nite but it'd freeze up before I oculd hit apply !!! Scarey !!!!! Thanks.....I copied yer info Tom. Pam that's computer's ears burn from cussing rite now
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Re: Cootie needs an exorcism
« Reply #3 on: Aug 27th, 2003, 2:27pm » |
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"My suggestion to you is to start drinking heavily." My favorite line from Animal House.
What about reloading Windoze? Do you CD's for that. I dispise WinME...
You could purchase WinXP and have some place like CompUSA instal the new OS. It's only money.
You don't need a new machine you need to re-load software.
Tom--who is trying to heppp da Coots.
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Re: Cootie needs an exorcism
« Reply #4 on: Aug 27th, 2003, 2:27pm » |
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[quote][YOu could load them anaully./quote]
Don't think I would try that!
Check ya e-mail
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Re: Cootie needs an exorcism
« Reply #5 on: Aug 27th, 2003, 2:39pm » |
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Thanx guys......I think I would like to check this computer ANALLY tho.......arghhhh !!! Can't trust the cd rom.......idicator light is red now so it means ME NO GOTS ROM.....(cd that is).....dunno what the cd roms play is in all this with controllin the entire machine ? Once it freezes up it will do it over and over for a while.....can't reinstall nothin with a nuthin cd rom...says there ain't one or program that can read it.......whatever. I can read it......see my finger see my thumb...look out cd rom you better RUN !! Pam makein fist at cd rom
PS: prolly better ta email me at catdoghorses@bright.net rather then on here...takes me 20 minutes to retrieve pm's.......um.....( no porn please )
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Re: Cootie needs an exorcism
« Reply #6 on: Aug 27th, 2003, 2:39pm » |
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Lee-
What's wrong with a manual re-load of the drivers?
Or using a generic CD ROM driver to get her going? Then use the burner specific driver.
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Re: Cootie needs an exorcism
« Reply #7 on: Aug 27th, 2003, 3:04pm » |
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Lee- LMAO!!!! I was thinking the same thing!
Tom- re-read what you wrote! ;D Hilarious!!
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Re: Cootie needs an exorcism
« Reply #8 on: Aug 27th, 2003, 3:27pm » |
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Geez. Frigging keyboard made me look stupid, again... 
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Re: Cootie needs an exorcism
« Reply #9 on: Aug 27th, 2003, 4:53pm » |
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Well I'm back briefly......jus noticed my pooter doesn't say 'intel inside' it says dumbass inside'.......poor thing...prolly hurtin it's feelings ech ? After a nice long shutdown from multiple freezeups 'agin' I decided to check back. CD rom was stuck half way out for the duration....looked pretty stupid and it doesn't even work. Can't manually open it now....it's into it's 'red light' session.........it's whacked I tell ya !!! Thinkin about tearin it apart and disconnect the CD deal (thanks Mr. Happy).....mite wait and get some help so I don't get carried away rippin out parts fer the pooter's sake and stickin em in the freezer..oh that's Jeffry Dahlmur stratagy.....sorry. Also with some research found it is sayin secondary IDE controller (dual fifo) device is not present or not working currectly or doesn not have all device drivers for the device ? DId that jibberish help anyone. I think it is sayin it needs rebooted.......literally ! Pam gettin on the big boots now ready for a real swift kick in the ROM
Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....am I borein ya all YET !!! Can't do much web stuff......'it' seems to like it here tho.......the delema continues......check back for more updates with cootie and her lill pooter that COULDN'T
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Re: Cootie needs an exorcism
« Reply #10 on: Aug 27th, 2003, 6:54pm » |
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Dear Coots
I havnt seen your confuser, so I cannot be absolutly sure, but it sounds like your CD Drive is fried. I think the simplest and cheapest thing to do would be to replace it. Mind ya dont go buy one on my say so, cos like I said I cant be sure. If ya have freinds in the know or can borrow one, replace it and see if that helps. Changing the CD Drive is a pretty simple matter of pulling out 3 cables, unscrewing the screws that hold the drive in place and removing it. Put the replacement CD Drive in its place, screw in the screws and plug in the 3 cables. NB: Switch the PC off first. Also note carefully the orientation of your cables. The IDE cable (flat one with 16 little cables inside) has a red marking on one side, and the power cable has a red cable on one side. In 99.9% of CD DRives, these two reds go side by side.
PS: ME is the Mother of all F#ckups. I would recomend ditching it at some time in the futre for the more stable 98SE.
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Re: Cootie needs an exorcism
« Reply #11 on: Aug 27th, 2003, 7:16pm » |
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Ya, I think coots has got a bad burner, same thing happened to me, I emailed her to see if she can pull the cables herself.
Badfly,
check out this site for a program that replaces 98 and me's bad shell with a better one. I have done this until I can get a real OS, Linux,
http://www.litepc.com/
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Re: Cootie needs an exorcism
« Reply #12 on: Aug 27th, 2003, 7:57pm » |
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Yup I think you guys 'r rite......now there is 'no light on' for my cd rom (indicator light).....but when it starts flashin and comes on red and changes I know I am in trouble cuz that's when all the freezeups and wierd stuff starts happenin. I hope that cd rom don't pop open tanight real late and sker me off my chair like last nite. I'll sugically remove it the hard way by cd rom castration. Pam that is tryin to think this all may work out minus one cd rom
thanks agin fer all yer help.....hopein I can disable a cable myself
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