optical drive failure after xp maintenance

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David Aronow - 21 May 2008 14:49 GMT

I did several of the XP Performance and Maintenance items and next time I
started my Dell XPS400 running XP I had no D or E drive, no IE, no Player
365, and other TBD. Could not do System Restore or reinstall the optical
drives. Anyone know anything about this? Thanks.

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Leonard Grey - 21 May 2008 15:02 GMT

Of course we all know which "XP Performance and Maintenance items" you
performed and no need to explain explain what "other TBD" means.

The information in this article:

"How to ask a question"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

will help you create a question that is more likely to provide the
information you are seeking.

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> I did several of the XP Performance and Maintenance items and next time I
> started my Dell XPS400 running XP I had no D or E drive, no IE, no Player
> 365, and other TBD. Could not do System Restore or reinstall the optical
> drives. Anyone know anything about this? Thanks.

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smlunatick - 21 May 2008 18:05 GMT

Without a complete list of what you did to you system, the only thing that
could be suggested is to to a repair re-install of your XP. This would /
should replace the missing drives, IE and System Restore.

There are several Performance and Maintenance "guides" on the web that are
fakes and bogus!

>I did several of the XP Performance and Maintenance items and next time I
>started my Dell XPS400 running XP I had no D or E drive, no IE, no Player
>365, and other TBD. Could not do System Restore or reinstall the optical
>drives. Anyone know anything about this? Thanks.

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