'Optical drive not recognized' fixes
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/314060
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/929461
Re screensavers, have you recently connected an MS wireless mouse or desktop
set?
Go to Windows Update and look for the optional hardware 'HID' patch..
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Mike Hall - MVP
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
"jo" <> wrote in message
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> My screensavers will not come on automatically anymore, i have been using
> magentic for ever and all of a sudden they just stopped working, also my
> cd
> drive will not recognise any cd anymore. can some one help.
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> jo