BIG PROBLEM need to reinstall deleted files in windows XP and CD rom drive is do

[Guest]

Both my regular cd rom drive and my cd rewrite drives are
down due to a driver problem. I think that while trying
to resolve a different problem I inadvertantly deleted
some files and then wipe them out of the recycle bin.
Hence I don't think I will be able to re install the XP
OS which is on a cd that needs to be run on one of the
drives that has corrupted drivers (both have driver
problems) I am assuming that they are both a result of
the same missing or corrupted files. When I installed
the software and drivers for the CD Re Write Windows kept
giving me a message at boot up That it will disable the
drivers that I had loaded because they could create an
unstable situation for windows. Windows disabled them but
did not remove them so everytime i started the computer
up I kept getting the same message. So while trying to
remove these drivers i probably removed some that the cd
rom's need. Is there a way out of this.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

The error message was probably in regards to a conflict between your
installed burning software and the native WinXP burning software. Disabling
the imapi burning service is usually the answer (start/run services.msc).

Do you currently see the drives in WIndows Explorer? If not, see if this
helps

http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.htm, under section 8 - Problems - there is a
link to a patch that often resolves this problem

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Chuck]

Go to device manager and delete the drives, and reboot, the system will
recognize them and re install them complete with drivers.