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Loringh - 29 Nov 2005 23:00 GMT

I have looked in the Winxp help for "Safely removing hardware" but I cant
fine the things they refer to in the help file.
How do I safely remove an existing dvd rROM and then replace with a DVD
burner.
The replace part I can handle, but the remove part is where I'm stumped

TIA

Loringh

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GreenieLeBrun - 29 Nov 2005 23:57 GMT

> I have looked in the Winxp help for "Safely removing hardware" but I cant
> fine the things they refer to in the help file.
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>
> Loringh

You do not have to go through the Safely Remove Hardware stuff as this
is for external devices. If it is an internal device just turn off the
machine, replace the drive and restart XP should automatically detect
the device. Don't forget to install your DVD burning software.

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j walker - 30 Nov 2005 02:48 GMT

>> I have looked in the Winxp help for "Safely removing hardware" but I cant
>> fine the things they refer to in the help file.
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>machine, replace the drive and restart XP should automatically detect
>the device. Don't forget to install your DVD burning software.

A dumb question maybe but which do you install first, the
player/burner or the software?

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GreenieLeBrun - 30 Nov 2005 03:42 GMT

> >> I have looked in the Winxp help for "Safely removing hardware" but I cant
> >> fine the things they refer to in the help file.
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> A dumb question maybe but which do you install first, the
> player/burner or the software?

Install the hardware first. Unlike printers and scanners the burning
software is not intergrated with the burner, in fact you can install
serval different sets of burning software to see which you prefer. You
may like to look at CDBurner XP Pro (http://www.cdburnerxp.se/) it is
free and burns CD as well as DVDs, the current version does not burn
double layer DVDs, that is prommised in the next version

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Stan Brown - 30 Nov 2005 04:02 GMT

Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:00:04 -0800 from Loringh
<Loringh@discussions.microsoft.com>:

> I have looked in the Winxp help for "Safely removing hardware"

This refers to removable hardware, things that are meant to be
attached and removed while under power. The most common example is
USB devices.

> How do I safely remove an existing dvd rROM and then replace with a DVD
> burner.

Shut down Windows and if necessary power down the computer. Unplug
it. Remove the old one, install the new one. Have the driver disk (if
any) handy for when you boot Windows and it recognizes you have new
hardware.

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http://OakRoadSystems.com/
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Mike Hall (MS-MVP) - 30 Nov 2005 04:55 GMT

Close down Windows.. remove the power cable from the rear of the machine..
remove the case side panels.. remove the IDE, power cable and audio cable
from the rear of the DVD Drive.. remove the fixing screws or whatever holds
the drive in place.. remove the drive.. note the position of the small
jumper that determines whether the drive is set for master, slave or cable
select..

Reverse this procedure to fit your new DVD burner.. after the physical
installation stage, restart the computer and enter the BIOS setup to confirm
that your computer recognises the new drive.. if it shows in BIOS, replace
the case panels, and then reboot the machine.. finish off by installing
software off of the supplied CD that will give you full functionality for
the new drive..

Job done.. way to go..

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Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User

>I have looked in the Winxp help for "Safely removing hardware" but I cant
> fine the things they refer to in the help file.
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> Loringh

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Loring Hutchinson - 30 Nov 2005 13:15 GMT

I finally got the problem solved, adter a tlak with the Pioneer Tech
support folks. (The manufacture of my new DVD burner)

What happened to me was this. I removed the DVD player and installed
the DVD burner. So far so good. When I went and installed the software
( a suite called DVD Movie Factory by Ulead) for the burner it gagged
and gave me the following error message. "Only part of a
READPROCESSMEMORY or WRITEPROCESS MEMORY request was completed".
After much screwing around I went
back and removed the DVD burner, reinstalled the DVD player. I then
went to the control panel, systems icon, Hardware Tab, Click on the +
by DVD-Rom Drives, right click on the DVD-Rom listing, click
Uninstall, then yes. Then I removed the DVD player, reinstalled the
DVD burner, inserted the software DVD and Lo and Behold if loaded.
Apparently , when you just remove the old
hardware, it may leave some files (probably in the registry) that may
cause conflicts with the new software you install after the
new hardware installation. I got this tip from the tech support guy at
Pioneer, (the manufacture of my new DVD Burner)
I'm lead to believe that this doesn't happen all the time, but if it
does the above procedure worked for me.

Hope this may help if you run into a problem like I did.

Loring H

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