MartyConnelly
martyconnelly at shaw.ca
Sat Jul 7 15:49:20 CDT 2007
TechNet Driver Resources includes Vista http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7077966 John Bartow wrote: >Steve, >Have you checked the hardware driver for the DVD under Device Manager? > >You should be able to uninstall the device and it should be found and >reinstalled on next boot up (or run the add hardware applet). > >If its a matter of having the software to burn DVDs that a different issue. >The manufacturer should have a download area for the software that came with >the computer. Otherwise someone here may be able to email a copy of it to >you if they have the same brand. > >John B. > >-----Original Message----- >From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Steve Erbach >Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 7:38 AM >To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Laptop and Norton > >John, > >Hero, schmero, I've had the laptop now for 9 days! Sheesh! What kind of >"expert" takes 9 days to fix something...and I still didn't get that DVD to >work. > >Ah, me. I can certainly urge my friend's daughter to retain all CDs that >come with the laptop in any future laptop acquisitions. > >And maybe I'll quietly withdraw from the field of "fixing" PCs that have >software problems. My god! It's too much. > >Steve Erbach > >On 7/6/07, jwcolby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote: > > >>Congrats. It makes you look like a hero too! ;-) >> >> >>John W. Colby >>Colby Consulting >> >> >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada