Dell drive hangs on Freedb

[alecman]

apon putting in a cdg disk to import, once i click on freedb, the drive spins up and then the drive does not respond. (e.g pressing open on the drive will NOT work) . only a full reboot of the system allows me to open the cd tray.:m


any ideas?


thanks, Big Al

[Beavis]

did you disable the autorun on the cd drive ?

[a2kmike]

a-ha.....seems someone else has a similar problem to mine.

Do you know the manufacturer of the drive?

Does your drive have the latest firmware?

Do you have the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 installed?

Do you have all the latest Windows updates (assuming that's your operating system)?

Have you tried entering the disc manufacturer and disc number and then pressing Import button only to have the same result....a locked up system?

When your system hangs have you opened up Wimdows Task Manager to see what is causing the problem? (again I am assuming you are running Windows)

These are just some of the things I have encountered while having the same problem with a Plextor drive locking up the operating system.

The programmers at MTU are supposed to check into my situation, which is the same as yours, when they return from vacation on Monday.

Mike

[alecman]

autorun was auto disabled on instaling software :m

[ddouglass]

Mike, you forgot the obvious question....is the computer connected to the internet when trying to check FreeDB?

[a2kmike]

alas alas Dale........how silly of me...it is so obvious it slapped me right in the kisser......ah yes I remember you asking me the same ?

Hey Dale did you see the scorecard I posted in the thread I started about my problem?

also the reply from admin....Check it out if you would...thx

[a2kmike]

alecman

I just saw this on Langalist and thought maybe you should check it out if you have to resort to a reformat/re-install of ?Windows

XP's No-Reformat, Nondestructive Total-Rebuild Option
It's one of those software design decisions that makes you scratch your head and wonder, "What were they thinking?"

The "it" in this case is XP's most powerful rebuild/repair option; and yet Microsoft chose to hide it behind seeming dead ends, red herrings, and a recycled interface that makes it hard to find and (at first) somewhat confusing to use.

But it's worth exploring because this option lets you completely and nondestructively rebuild, repair or refresh an existing XP installation while leaving already-installed software alone (no reinstallation needed!). It also leaves user accounts, names, and passwords untouched; and also takes only a fraction of the time a full, from-scratch reinstall does. And unlike a traditional full reinstall, this option doesn't leave you with two copies of XP on your hard drive. Instead, you end up with just the original installation, but repaired, refreshed, and ready to go.

We've saved this technique for last in our discussion of the various XP's repair/rebuild options because the fixes we've previously discussed are like first aid--- the things you try first. For instance, see this discussion on removing limitations on XP's Recovery Console (
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=187000225 ), turning it into a more complete repair tool; or this discussion on the Recovery Console's little known boot data "Rebuild" command ( http://www.informationweek.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=185301251 ) that can cure many boot-related problems. (There's also lots more on the Recovery Console here: http://tinyurl.com/p7fnr )

But when the Recovery Console techniques don't work and you're facing the prospects of a total reformat/reinstall, STOP! Try this no-reformat reinstall technique, and you just may get your XP setup back running in a fraction of the time and with a fraction of the hassle of a grand mal wipe-and-restore.

You'll find complete, step-by-step instructions with abundant screen shots waiting for you here:
http://www.informationweek.com/windows/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=189400897

With this information, you should almost never have to face a dreaded start-over, from-scratch reformat/reinstall of XP!

Mike

[alecman]

SHOULD I TRY THIS???


alecman



I just saw this on Langalist and thought maybe you should check it out if you have to resort to a reformat/re-install of ?Windows

XP's No-Reformat, Nondestructive Total-Rebuild Option
It's one of those software design decisions that makes you scratch your head and wonder, "What were they thinking?"

The "it" in this case is XP's most powerful rebuild/repair option; and yet Microsoft chose to hide it behind seeming dead ends, red herrings, and a recycled interface that makes it hard to find and (at first) somewhat confusing to use.

But it's worth exploring because this option lets you completely and nondestructively rebuild, repair or refresh an existing XP installation while leaving already-installed software alone (no reinstallation needed!). It also leaves user accounts, names, and passwords untouched; and also takes only a fraction of the time a full, from-scratch reinstall does. And unlike a traditional full reinstall, this option doesn't leave you with two copies of XP on your hard drive. Instead, you end up with just the original installation, but repaired, refreshed, and ready to go.

We've saved this technique for last in our discussion of the various XP's repair/rebuild options because the fixes we've previously discussed are like first aid--- the things you try first. For instance, see this discussion on removing limitations on XP's Recovery Console (
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=187000225 ), turning it into a more complete repair tool; or this discussion on the Recovery Console's little known boot data "Rebuild" command ( http://www.informationweek.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=185301251 ) that can cure many boot-related problems. (There's also lots more on the Recovery Console here: http://tinyurl.com/p7fnr )

But when the Recovery Console techniques don't work and you're facing the prospects of a total reformat/reinstall, STOP! Try this no-reformat reinstall technique, and you just may get your XP setup back running in a fraction of the time and with a fraction of the hassle of a grand mal wipe-and-restore.

You'll find complete, step-by-step instructions with abundant screen shots waiting for you here:
http://www.informationweek.com/windows/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=189400897

With this information, you should almost never have to face a dreaded start-over, from-scratch reformat/reinstall of XP!

Mike