Re: Can a virus cause problem with CD-ROM?

From: Veronica Loell (lista-nospam_at_nakawe.se)
Date: 10/21/03 

Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 20:38:37 +0200

Clifford Law wrote:
> When I check the Device Manager there are yellow
> exclamation marks at the two devices. I check the
> manufacturer LG Electronics for any driver updates but
> they say that the devices are plug&play and that windows
> should detect them without any problem which obviously
> doesn't happen in my case.

Have you tried to uninstall the devices? If you do that and restart
windows should detect the hardware and install the appropriate drivers.
Anything can destroy settings for devices, even legitimate updates. If
this does not work there may be something else that needs to be done.

- Veronica

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