Hi, my cd rom went out on my pc so i bought a new drive. The problem is that the installation instructions are on a cd...duh!! So, I found the drivers and installation software online and I'm just wondering if i need to uninstall the existing cd rom before beginning. HELP!!

Yes, remove the old CD-ROM driver from the Device Manager.

1. Right click "My Computer"

2. click "Properties"

Windows XP

3a. Click the "Hardware" tab, then the Device Manager button

Windows 98, or WinME

3b. Click the "Device Manager" tab

4. Open the CD-ROM entry and select and remove the driver. (right click / uninstall in WinXP)

Then shutdown the computer and remove the old CD-ROM drive and install the new DVD drive in the same drive bay.

Restart the computer and install the new drivers.

You new hardware should have instructions covering this.

Dwight

[This message was edited by Dwight on 01-22-04 at 09:15 PM.]

Thanks so much Dwight! I appreciate it!
denni

I can't help it. Talk about the north helping the south.

Or the largest state in the union helping the second largest.

Oh, Welcome to the pool denni.

thanks for the welcome! And just incase anyone is curiouse...I have victory over the new DVD rom! yayyyyyyyyyyyyy! Thanks again for your help Dwight and for your welcome Walks on Water! den

And I can spell curious by the way, just can't alway type it, lol