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big_rock
Nov 26, 2007, 08:09 PM
Windows XP
Dell 4700 w/ Pentium 4 Processor 530 (3.0GHz)
Samsung DVD-ROM SD-616-E
Samsung CD-R/RW SW-252S

Installed Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 and got message some files were missing. Tried "repair" - same result. Uninstalled Photoshop. Rebooted and tried to install Photoshop again. The DVD won't read the disc and the CD-R read the disc, but locks up the computer. Tried a system restore, and that worked for a while, but now I'm back where I started, can't get the drives to read the CDs. Uninstalled the drives and rebooted, same result. Uninstalled Sonic (everything, not just Sonic DLA). No help. Now even a System Restored doesn't help. Anyone got some suggestions?
big_rock:confused: