my drive does not play CD's...Plz its Urgent

Lama · 03-09-2006, 08:42 AM

hay there ...

I am running XP sp2 home edition on my toshiba labtop

and i have a problem with my cdw/dvd. it does not run all CD's ...

I'm really stuck I have a project presentation next week and I need to install

SQL server to run the project ...

this is the device name from the device manager:

TSST corp CDW/DVD TS-L462A

plz any ideas about what should I do

????

thanks in advance.

**leroys1000** · 03-09-2006, 08:47 AM

Is the laptop networked to a PC?
If so,put the CD in the PC,copy the entire CD to the laptop hard drive
across the network connection,
and run the setup from the hard drive.

Lama · 03-09-2006, 09:02 AM

oh thanks...

but my laptop is not networked :(

**leroys1000** · 03-09-2006, 09:05 AM

Depending on how important the project is,
you can go out and get an external CD drive
and connect it by USB.

Lama · 03-09-2006, 11:55 AM

any other ideas???

Thanks leroys1000 .... really appreciate ur help :)

03-09-2006, 08:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
Lama Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 18 OS: XP	my drive does not play CD's...Plz its Urgent hay there ... I am running XP sp2 home edition on my toshiba labtop and i have a problem with my cdw/dvd. it does not run all CD's ... I'm really stuck I have a project presentation next week and I need to install SQL server to run the project ... this is the device name from the device manager: TSST corp CDW/DVD TS-L462A plz any ideas about what should I do ???? thanks in advance.

03-09-2006, 08:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
leroys1000 Tech Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 770 OS: Windows XP	Is the laptop networked to a PC? If so,put the CD in the PC,copy the entire CD to the laptop hard drive across the network connection, and run the setup from the hard drive. __________________ There is a madness to my method.

03-09-2006, 09:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
leroys1000 Tech Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 770 OS: Windows XP	Depending on how important the project is, you can go out and get an external CD drive and connect it by USB. __________________ There is a madness to my method.

03-09-2006, 09:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
Lama Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 18 OS: XP	oh thanks... but my laptop is not networked :(

03-09-2006, 11:55 AM	#5 (permalink)
Lama Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 18 OS: XP	any other ideas??? Thanks leroys1000 .... really appreciate ur help :)