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07-30-2004, 22:42
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Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Baltimore, Md
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Cannot open 'my computer'..help
My laptop just began doing 2 strange things. First, when I click on the 'my computer' icon on desktop or in Windows Explorer, I get the 'flashlight' searching for my drives indefinitely. I have to go to 'run' and enter the drive to see them. It's a workaround, but a pain. Second, when I have an open dialog box ( ie, saving a document), the system always freezes when I click the drop down arrow. This is truly a PIA and I am stumped. Virus scan done, Spyware Blaster, Spyware Guard and Adaware all installed and updated per the good advice of folks on GT. Any help greatly appreciated.
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07-31-2004, 04:17
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CLM Number 2
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Run the hardware wizard again.
It sounds like you have a drive listed that doesn't exist or you do not have a drive listed that does. The system has to find or not find it before it comes back to you.
DanH
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08-01-2004, 00:06
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Ancient Tech
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: SW Oregon
Posts: 3,146
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A failing CR-R/RW/ROM or HDD will cause this, as will a newly (and improperly) installed drive.
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08-01-2004, 00:15
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Gir with Glock
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: East TX
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Um....buy a Mac? ;Q
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08-01-2004, 01:57
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Location: Baltimore, Md
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Thanks, jaltered. You won me a $10 bet as I bet my son ( a computer engineer/java programmer) that some smarta** would say just that. Thanks all for the input.
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08-01-2004, 04:24
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'nuff said
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: NKY/Cincinnati area
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Try CWShredder, you may have a coolwebsearch varient.
But run it in safe mode. If it is a varient, it will prevent CWShredder from running in normal mode.
Last edited by Blast; 08-01-2004 at 04:26..
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08-01-2004, 09:52
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Murray,Kentucky
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For some strange reason, I had this very same problem with my A drive after opening a faulty disc. I was only able to access the drive from the "run" feature. The A drive icon was missing in My Computer. I ran Restore and it fixed it.
Bronson7
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08-01-2004, 15:56
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Gir with Glock
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: East TX
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Glad I could help. Want to share with those that contributed to your winnings? 
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08-01-2004, 16:04
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CLM Number 2
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Unit 900's buying? GREAT!
When/where ;f
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08-02-2004, 22:55
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I'm currently in Tokyo on business/visit. You guys pick out a nice bar in Gotanda and I'm there to buy all night. Also, I was able to get some help on this problem in Annoyances.org. Someone suggested that I disable WIA in msconfig. That actually worked, but I now have some problems seeing some images. That's better than the original problem by a long way. I posted a few digital pics from Tokyo here: http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder....lder_id=418111
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