RE-read the installation instructions for the dvd drive.

adamL wrote:

> what do you mean connected?
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> "DL" wrote:
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>>Then you probably connected incorrectly
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>>"adamL" <adamL@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>news:92B569BE-86DF-4FC3-8E18-959A665FC3DD@microsoft.com...
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>>>I recently installed win xp home on my comp becuase i had a messed up
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>>win98.
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>>>i installed xp and then i shut the computer down and installed a
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>>cd-rw/dvd-r.
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>>> when i booted it again the bios said that everything is working fine but
>>>when i tried to load windows it just froze on the black screen with the
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>>logo
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>>>and the blue status bar. the bar stops moving. i uninstalled the drive
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>>and
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>>>everything's ok again.
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>>>adamL
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