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Date: | Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:40:44 -0700 |
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Barry,
I suspect, as Sven suggests, that it was the changes to the registry that
did the damage. If you are running XP, do a simple restore back to the
date before the changes were made, and then follow Sven's instructions to
do the new install.
Dick
At 09:08 PM 9/13/2004, you wrote:
> I attempted to install a different media burner tonight. Now my machine
> won't boot. I went in to replace my CD burner with a DVD burner. First,
> I uninstalled the software for the CD burner. Then I removed the drive
> from device manager. Then I removed references to the just-uninstalled
> software from the registry and shut down the machine.After putting in the
> new (used actually) drive, the machine does not POST. The power comes
> on. Fans spin. There's a little bit of activity from the HDD and then
> it stops. Nothing appears on the monitor.Tried a different video card,
> no change.Tried a different monitor, no change.BIOS battery tested at
> 2.98 volts.I didn't touch either the memory or the CPU.It's a steel
> case. I don't think I could get into it w/o grounding myself even if I
> tried. What do you suppose I've done to it? Thanks -Barry.
>
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