Connection Problems when i restart my computer cd rom attached with it starts working properly. but after 2 or 3 hours continously runing the icon of cd rom disappears from my computer. and this stops reading the data from it. but power remains on, the data does not read. i am using win xp 2002. after restarting again it again able to work for 2 or 3 hours.

one continous beep could mean a bad connection / loose lead
test all leads that attach to your hard drive including electrical extensions SATA

the leads from your ((motherboard to your hard drive)) make sure they have a secure connection and are not faulty or just replace them they could be faulty

make sure all leads that are attached to your drives dvd\cd have secure connections and are not faulty or just replace them they could be faulty

even something as small as an electrical extension or a faulty fan lead can cause you problems computer needs all of the data and power to travel through every working device and to have an end for a computer to be able work properly

a motherboard and a hard drive any leads between them will fail before your motherboard or your hard drive check all electrical extensions make sure they are securely seated even the cd/dvd drives need to have current go through make sure these devices are working

check the cpu make sure it has dust free secure seating

also check your computer ram modules to make sure they are dust free and securely seated

hope this helps you

make sure that the cd rw/dvd rom is getting enough power test all leads that are attached to the dvd including electrical extensions and make sure they have a secure connection or just replace them there might be bad/faulty or
you might have to physically unplug the leads for this cd/dvd restart your computer then plug them back in this should activate the found new hardware wizard
you might have to uninstall then restart your computer then reinstall your DVD/CD then reinstall the driver for this device
click start control panel administrive tools,computer management device manager scroll down cd dvd rom drives if you see a yellow question mark? right click to update driver
select properties general troubleshoot, select driver click to reinstall drivers click update driver or uninstall then reinstall
hope this helps you

To resolve this issue, follow these steps:

1.

Put the Windows XP CD ROM disk in the CD ROM drive.

2.

Click Start , and then click Run .

3.

Type expand X :\i386\rundll32.ex_ c:\windows\system32\rundll32.exe in the Open box, where X is the letter of your CD ROM Drive.

4.

Restart the computer

Put the Windows XP CD ROM disk in the CD ROM drive.

2.

Click Start , and then click Run .

3.

Type expand X :\i386\rundll32.ex_ c:\windows\system32\rundll32.exe in the Open box, where X is the letter of your CD ROM Drive.

4.

Restart the computer
1) Put the Windows XP CD ROM disk in the CD ROM drive.
2) Click Start , and then click Run .
3) Type expand X :\i386\rundll32.ex_ c:\windows\system32\rundll32.exe in the Open box, where X is the letter of your CD ROM Drive.
4) Restart the computer.

Hello!

Try to click MY COMPUTER icon, if you're able to see your CD-ROM drive then the problem is with the CD, or after clicking MY COMPUTER and you're not able to see CD-ROM drive then it must not properly configured or the cable connection is not properly attached.


Hope I was able to help.

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check your firewall settings (advanced ,if you can
you should have done this first

When you try to install Microsoft Office 2000 or Microsoft Office XP, you may receive the following error message: Error 1335-Cannot copy cab file Office1.cab. The file may be corrupt. When you start the computer in Safe Mode and then try to install Office, you may receive the following error message: The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if you are running Windows in Safe mode or if the Windows Installer is not correctly installed. You may receive this error message even when the Office CD-ROM package works correctly on another computer.

When you try to install Office while you are logged on to the computer with administrative rights, you receive the same error messages. Back to the top CAUSEThis error can be caused by dirty media, CD-ROM read issues, or problems with me... loadTOCNode(1, 'cause'); This error can be caused by dirty media, CD-ROM read issues, or problems with memory allocation. Back to the top WORKAROUNDTo work around this problem, try the following methods. Method 1: Clean the CD-... loadTOCNode(1, 'workaround'); To work around this problem, try the following methods. Back to the top Method 1: Clean the CD-ROM loadTOCNode(2, 'workaround'); Use a soft cloth to gently clean the disc. Back to the top Method 2: Change the memory settings for installation loadTOCNode(2, 'workaround'); To change the memory settings for installation, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type msconfig, and then click OK.
3. On the BOOT.INI tab, click Advanced Options.
4. In the BOOT.INI Advanced Options dialog box, select the /MAXMEM= check box, and then change the setting to 256 (or lower if your computer has less RAM).
5. Click OK to close the BOOT.INI Advanced Options dialog box.
6. In the System Configuration Utility dialog box, click Apply.
7. Click OK to close the System Configuration Utility dialog box.
8. Click Restart to the following message: You must restart your computer for some of the changes made by System Configuration to take effect.
9. After you restart your computer, install Office as a Complete Install.
10. After you install Microsoft Office, follow steps 1 through 8 to clear the /MAXMEM= check box.

Back to the top Method 3: Install Office by using a flat folder loadTOCNode(2, 'workaround'); To install Office by using a flat folder, follow these steps:

1. Clean boot your computer. For additional information about how to clean boot Windows XP, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 310353 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353/ ) How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP
2. Save a copy of the Microsoft Office CD-ROM to your computer's hard disk. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. Start Microsoft Windows Explorer. To do this, right-click Start, and then click Explore.
   2. Create a new folder at the root of a hard disk volume, and then name it "Flatfile" (for example, C:\Flatfile).
   3. Locate the drive that contains the Microsoft Office CD-ROM, and then copy all the contents of the Microsoft Office CD-ROM into the C:\Flatfile folder. To do this, follow these steps:
      1. In Windows Explorer, click the CD-ROM icon (or DVD-ROM icon) that contains the Microsoft Office CD-ROM.
      2. On the Edit menu, click Select All.
      3. Paste all the files into the new folder. To do this, drag the selected items on the right side of the Explorer window into the C:\Flatfile folder on the left.
         
         Note If you receive the "This Folder contains "X" hidden files" error message, follow these steps:
         1. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.
         2. Click the View tab.
         3. Turn on Show Hidden Files and Folders.
         4. Turn off Hide Protected Operating System Files.
         5. Click Apply, and then click Ok.
         Note If there are errors during the copy process, this can indicate problems with the CD-ROM (media), a dirty CD-ROM drive, or a problem with your hard disk.
3. Restart your computer the way that you typically do, and then install Microsoft Office from the C:\Flatfile folder onto your hard disk.

Back to the top Method 4: Install only one Office program loadTOCNode(2, 'workaround'); Install only one Office program, such as Microsoft Access. To do this, select a Custom install, and then cancel the selection for all but one of the Office programs. If the Setup program is completed successfully, restart the Setup program. Restarting the Setup program will take you into Maintenance mode. Click Add/Remove Programs, and then click the programs that you did not install in the first installation of Office. Back to the top Method 5: Contact Microsoft loadTOCNode(2, 'workaround'); If the previous methods do not resolve the problem, contact Microsoft. For information about how to contact Microsoft, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://support.microsoft.com (http://support.microsoft.com/) Back to the top APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Office XP (Setup), when used with:
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional
• Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
• Microsoft Office 2000 Premium Edition
• Microsoft Office 2000 Professional Edition
• Microsoft Office 2000 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Office 2000 Small Business Edition
• Microsoft Office 2000 Developer Edition
• Microsoft Access 2002 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
• Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

HI SIR,
Its easy to solve this..

how to solve:

• Make sure your CD ROM drive is properly connected to your computer.

• Double click on your My Computer icon and click on "View system information" under the System Tasks area at the top left hand corner of the window.

• Next, choose the Hardware tab and click on the Device Manager button.

• look through the list for the DVD/CD ROM drives and click on the little plus sign ( + ) to expand it.

If one does, it means that your CD ROM device is connected and that it does have power. If nothing comes up, you may have some internal connection problems with the power and the ribbon cables. To check on this, shut down your computer, remove the two cables that go along with the connectors on the back of the drive and reset them firmly back in. Also, check on the ribbon cable and ensure that it is plugged tightly into the motherboard.

When you have done all of that, restart your computer and try the above directions again (in the device manager). If you still don't have anything listed, your CD ROM drive may be defective. Now, if you have tried all of this and nothing has worked yet, as I said before, it could be a software problem. So, let's go ahead and explore that.

In the device manager listing, right click on the item that appears in the list and choose Properties. Look in the Device Status area and see if there an error (could be error code 19, 31, 32, 39 or 41). If this is the case, you won't be able to use the original software for your CD ROM drive, but you could do a search online for your drive's vendor and see if you can download the latest driver software for your particular CD ROM drive. This along with a restart of your computer can solve the problem.

Another thing that may help is the system restore feature that Windows XP offers. Read about system restore here before you go any further. A system restore can place your computer back to a time when it was working properly. If you can remember the last time you know your CD ROM drive was working right, do a restore for that date. This may solve your "missing drive" issue. With any luck, it will.

thank you
vino

1. clean your cd (make sure you don't to be gentle and clean bottom of cd using straight movements going from the center outwards... DO NOT clean in a circular movement.. that would damage your cd... and test.

2. restart your computer.. see if that solves the problem

3. check if your system sees your cd rom drive: go to start>run> type devmgmt.msc and under cd/dvd drives check if your computer lists the cd rom drive and if there's no ? or ! next to it. if there's ? your controller may be failing or if ! comes next to the device you may need to reinstal or update the driver for your device.

4. if the device is not showing in device manager it could also mean a problem with the phisical connection of the drvice.. check the data and power cables.. check jumper settings and the data cable.. check the connection points are properly seated in their place.