Can't get CD/DVD up after restore

DaneBrooke · 07-05-2008, 04:53 PM

HI - I had a box fully backed up using MS Backup. It died and I replaced the box and, after installing Win 2K, SP4, and all updates to date, I used MS Backup to perform a restore. The new box has different CD/DVD and now they don't work. Computer Manager/Device manager see them, but they aren't functioning, so no drive letters are assigned. Uninstall and reinstall of devices fails to resolve. Download and install of new drivers fails (the driver install process from driverguide requires them to be assigned a drive letter.) Apart from this, the restore was remarkably successful. My only idea is to use my Win2K floppies/CD to attempt a repair, but that will roll back the OS and I'll have to redo the SP4 and all the updates. Does anyone have a better idea for me? Thanks - Dane

DaneBrooke · 07-08-2008, 04:00 PM

OK, this is closed. For lack of better suggestion, I reinstalled the OS at cetera et cetera et cetera. BORING. But I got my hardware back.

07-05-2008, 04:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
DaneBrooke Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Seattle! Posts: 110 OS: Win2000sp4+ My System	Can't get CD/DVD up after restore HI - I had a box fully backed up using MS Backup. It died and I replaced the box and, after installing Win 2K, SP4, and all updates to date, I used MS Backup to perform a restore. The new box has different CD/DVD and now they don't work. Computer Manager/Device manager see them, but they aren't functioning, so no drive letters are assigned. Uninstall and reinstall of devices fails to resolve. Download and install of new drivers fails (the driver install process from driverguide requires them to be assigned a drive letter.) Apart from this, the restore was remarkably successful. My only idea is to use my Win2K floppies/CD to attempt a repair, but that will roll back the OS and I'll have to redo the SP4 and all the updates. Does anyone have a better idea for me? Thanks - Dane __________________ Dane Brooke Seattle!

07-08-2008, 04:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
DaneBrooke Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Seattle! Posts: 110 OS: Win2000sp4+ My System	Re: Can't get CD/DVD up after restore OK, this is closed. For lack of better suggestion, I reinstalled the OS at cetera et cetera et cetera. BORING. But I got my hardware back. __________________ Dane Brooke Seattle!