my cd rewrite drive, has disappear from my computer..how do i get it back?
610701
Make sure the internal connections are still there, and then reinstall the drivers.\n\nmaybe its just busted.
75070
If you lost it, you can call Microsoft and they can help you get it back. Otherwise, you are trying to use a pirated version.
366614
back up all your data first...\n\ninsert your windows cd into your drive, reboot your pc and make sure you bios is set to boot from cd.\n\ngo through the questions and answer them.\n\nin about an hour your done...\n\nunless you have hardware that the windows cd doesnt contain drivers for, then you have to install those too... you should have these drivers but if not dont despair, you should be able to get them back.
896920
That is extremely bad news, a few years ago it would be the worst. I'm afraid what you'll have to do is reformat the drive. \n\nFortunately all is not lost as there are two pieces of software that will recover the data from the drive after this has taken place.\n\nGetDataBack and Ontrack Easy Recovery - I've used GetDataBack before in the same situation and found it works brilliantly.\n\nThe best of luck, and next time remember to back up to DVD or CD.
565510
Hi,\n\nI think you are a dead duck!\nAnyways, you can try guest account to get data (only if you saved the data in any other folder except My Documents and the rest)\n\nYou can also try to boot your PC with another operating system such as Windows 98 bootable (works only if you have FAT32 partition)\n\nIf you have a PC that can be used to write CDs I strongly recommend that you download the ISO image file I have referred to in sources section.\n\nAll the information on how to reset the Admin password is given in the documentation. But I will brief you here.\n\nJust download this file. Extract it using WINZIP. Write the ISO Image on to a CD. Do not drag this file to CD. Choose write ISO image. Come to this PC, insert the CD and boot from CD. Follow the instruction as given in the website. \n\nYou can try Bart PE. Gives you an alternate entry in your PC. It is a Operating System that runs from the CD itself. Just go to the website and you will know what i am talking about.\n\nI am sure, you can recover all your data/reset the password.\n\nCheers!
36513
More than likely software.  You might try to download the drivers from the driver makers web site, you if you are in Windows XP, boot from the last known good restore point.  If it is drivers, this should help.  If not, you might try a new software product for writing to the CDs.
1065547
Sorry but gateways last I checked dont store recovery information on the machines hard drive\n\nYou will need to contact gateway for another restore CD
362770
sorry buddie when its deleted its gone unless you have windows xp in which you could try system restore
363496
well what happen is that windows root directory was corrupted, these is could be a result of a vireus, what u can do is re-install windows, but i'm guessing that u dont wanna loose the info, so what u do is just skeep the formating, ,,,that is the siplest thing u can do, then there are two more options, u can try and find out what files in the root dierectory are missing or are corrupted, and try and replease them by hand,,, these takes a lot of experience, but here is how to do it,,,, u put the XP cd on, and u boot from it (if u dont knw how then u shouldnt even be attempting these, cuz u wont understand the rest) then when it ask u waht u wanna do, u press R these is gonna take u to the recovery console, then u gonna have to go to the C: directory by typing "C:" then u gonna have to open the cd, that way u can see what's on it, then u gonna have to to and look for the file manually,,the file is gonna be in the cd in a folder called "I386" then u gonna have to right down the path u gonna need it, ok, once u located the file then u gonna have to go back to the root directory and change where u at for the path of the file that is missing, then u gonna type "copy" and the a path of the file that u wrote down,, then u goona accept,, that is what u need to do,,,or the last option,, call a technician,,, if u need help u can contact me, i'm an A+ certified technician,
23643
If that CD is not Re-writable then u can't erase it,otherwise u can use NERO BURNING ROM SOFTWARE for erase thar disk.
491043
Plug pen into USB port. \n\nOpen Windows Explorer to find out what drive letter has been assigned to the USB drive. Close Windows explorer. \n\nClick Start > Run and type in "cmd" without the quotes. Click OK. \n\nUse "cd C:&#92;" without the quotes if you are not already at the C:> prompt. \n\nAt the C:> prompt, type "CHKDSK X: /F" without the quotes where X = the drive letter of the USB drive. The space before /F is important. Press enter. \n\nIf you are asked questions like "Convert lost chains into files?" answer all such questions "Y" without the quotes and press enter. \n\nOnce finished with CHKDSK type at the C:> prompt "DEL X:&#92;File*.chk" without the quotes where X = the drive letter assigned to the USB drive. \n\nClose the dos command window and open Windows Explorer. Find your USB drive and open it. Delete any other files that you do not want. \n\n\nALWAYS use the icon on the system tray to close down the USB drive before removing it!!!!! \n\nNEVER format the USB drive. Windows will apply a different file allocation table than what the drive came with.\n\n-Quoted from newcentaur
709161
It's very unlikely that it will still exist. When you delete a file it frees up the disk space for other files to be written, so it's highly likely that the file has been partly or completely overwritten (unless you have done very little work on the computer since and have never defragmented the hard disk).\n\nPC Inspector is one of the many programs you could use to see what, if anything, is recoverable: http://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/uk/download.htm\n\nNote that System Restore (even if there is a date there before you deleted the files) will NOT recover data files, only system files, which will be of no use to you.
687470
thats a system file. U may boot from ur cd and run set up and choose the recovery option,u won't loose any data (remember u choose to recover not to reinstall)
1045020
There is a program called rockxp, if you downlaod it and install it it should tell you your cd key if that doesnt work id download a windows validation program that rsets your cd key and you can make a new one .
643283
Mmm, well you can try using your legit cd to do a "repair" option on your computer. You may lose some things like... internet explorer favorites, outlook address book, that sort of thing, but not all your other files. Failing that, backing up everything you want to keep and reformatting and reinstalling is the only other option I can think of.
728130
If you don't have CD writer & a blank rewritable CD with you, forget the rest of this.\n\nCopy content of your first CD in some folder in your computer.\nInsert blank CD in CD writer and start CD writer software.\nPoint CD writer Software to the content of the old CD.\nStart writing the CD and you are done.
483411
Sorry to hear that.  Try to delete it completely from your computer, then re-install it.