Computer help?

[sparkindarkness]

Ah, that reminds me: Houston, we have a problem.

Daemon, despite being generally well behaved *touch wood* to a truly shocking degree, has decided that there are no blank cds in its nifty cd burner. Even when I put blank CDs in there for the purpose of writing. It still read data and music CDs just fine, but put in a blank CD and nope, nothing there apparently. This is vexing

What is further vexing is that if I do not fix it myself, I will have to appeal to beloved for help.

The Sparky does not admit ignorance. Ever. This is a rule.

It will also be further confirmation of his spurious and malicious implication that my computer is the spawn of all evil and that no-one should use it without a Haz Mat suit and a crucifix. He will further use this as evidence that I am no more fit to manage a computer than Enoch Powel is to manage a racial awareness meeting or Blair is to run a country.

This cannot be allowed! I muuuust figure out how to fix the poor comp or face ever lasting shame

Comments

[logophilos.livejournal.com]

Before appealing to beloved, check a couple of things. Are these new CDs? Of a brand known to you? Do you have some CDs that you purchased before?

If the CDs are kosher, then perhaps you should restart your machine. It's also entirely possible your CD drive is broken, and it's nothing to do with your ineptitude/viruses/the moon being in the seventh house or whatever.

(He might be right about your computer though :) Maybe you should consider buying a Mac!)

[brownkitty.livejournal.com]

Is Beloved likely to fall for "I want to see how YOU would fix this problem" type things?

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

(Note: If you're not using Windows, then I assume you know enough to do what I'm telling you to try through your chosen OS's interface)

It shows *no CD in the drive at all* for blanks? From Windows, as well as from your burning program? What if you go to a command prompt and go to the drive letter directly? And does it read *burned* data and music CDs, or just original CDs?

As for solutions: Reboot, remove the burner through Device Manager and reboot again to reinstall it, download new drivers (if any) from the manufacturer and install those, and, if all is still failing, call it a hardware problem and take it to a tech. If it's under warrantee, replacing it's an idea.

[amynnah.livejournal.com]

/offers Holy Water, garlic, a stake, silver bullets, and salt.

I was going to suggest removing all the disks and trying a reboot as well. :) Good luck Spark!

[(Anonymous)]

Honey? Just cause I don't have an LJ doesn't mean I don't read yours.

I'm not fixing your machine until you let me set it up properly. And STOP TURNING THE BLOODY FIREWALL OFF.

[meridae.livejournal.com]

Bwahahahaha - glad I'm not the only one needing a hazmat suit today!

[meridae.livejournal.com]

BWAHAHAHAHAHA - the Sparky is BUSTED!!!!

[logophilos.livejournal.com]

just what I was thinking - disabling a firewall is surely grounds for divorce!

Sparky - really. A serious tsking is in order.

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

I think i may have to change the CDs. These are an unknown to me but beloved insists they work on HIS computer. I have tried restarting but no joy there.

He MAAAAAY be right about my computer but I am SO not admitting that

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

hmmm... nope. Becdause he knows he can fix it :)

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

I am using windows....

That's right, says there's nohing there in all programmes. It READS CDs which HAVE been burned, just not the blank ones

Hmmm,. hardware problem is looking likely. I'm out of gurantee though. Time to go shopping!

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

In nomini patri, filis et spiritus sanctus! *splashes water*

ooops...

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

Nope, going into full denial mode :p

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

The firewall slows my connection down constantly. it's a reeaaaaaal pain.

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

Haz Mat suits for everybody!