gmenik 0 Posted November 6, 2003 hi everybody help pls. i have this situation in windows server2003 ent.. eveytime i boot in this OS explorer exe is some what looking for something it seems like it just hang in there and my computer look like it freezed. my taskbar won't show up. press ctl+alt+del to re-start, it wait for explorer to shut down but if i put a cd (any kind) in re-writable drive and re-boot OS, it load fine and fast and taskbar shows up right away. it does't work in dvd drive if you put cd only in rewritable drive. anybody has explanation on this? thanx in advance. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ep 8rda+ rev 1.1 barton 2500 @2.310mhz OS: win2k pro, win xp pro, win2003 hd: wd 2x120gig dvd rom&re-writable drive: lite on twinmos pc3200 2x256 winbond antec true power 430wtts sapphire radeon 9600 pro Share this post Link to post
Sampson 0 Posted November 6, 2003 Check your bios to see if you have inadvertantly set the cd rom as your boot drive. Share this post Link to post
gmenik 0 Posted November 6, 2003 no nothing. it only do this in this os the trial version i use 3 weeks ago does't do this. this full version does. Share this post Link to post
el_vago32 0 Posted November 6, 2003 Try unplugging that Cd-rom and booting 'ur pc again, it maybe faulty. Share this post Link to post
gmenik 0 Posted November 7, 2003 yea i will try that i will let you know. this hi val cd writer spin so much when booting up with cd inside. the only thing i like with this it write fast and no error in my encoded movies. thanx see ya Share this post Link to post
gmenik 0 Posted November 8, 2003 i unplug the cdrw drive and it boots fine. how come it doesn't do this in xp and win2k. only this os, it sucks no i think hi val sucks. i don't want to buy a another one. anyway if any one has an idea to solve this pls response. thanks guys Share this post Link to post