Re: windows no disk
 

Goose, Chompdog..[?]... it is quite difficult to help on this one... but if you put a CD in your drive and on any restarts do not get that message, then some pgm has a small corruption in it to cause it to be still seeking a disk even when you think it is not running. It pretty much has to be one of your installed pgms conflicting with something new in your PC.. and the finger seems to be pointing at some update M$ has delivered. A corruption? -well, M$ would say it was their fault for not working with their OS..! You would need to check a complete list of your autostarting pgms that use disk input to find the culprit.
Personally, I'd check any HP stuff right off, cos over time I have built up the impression that there is a "conflict" between HP n M$.... not fighting.. just different ideas about how things should be done. I don't mean to uninstall any HP gear, just check and stop any autostarts.
Say how you get on.

Re: windows no disk
 

I agree Gerbil, it has definately something to do with XP updates. i have them switched off and now i no longer get that error!
Also i think it may be something to do with qqtask-quicktime and also apple updater and most likely any true image software as they constantly look for drives...
I will post thgis to Chompdog and offer him a solution, but he will have to re format his HDD-only way i think and then disable ms updates
that is the only solution i have found so far!
Thanks for all your help, time and effort Gerbil,
Take care!
Goose

Re: windows no disk
 

Hi Chompdog, OK the heres the only solution, re format your hard drive, if you are willing to do this i will talk you through the entire process a-z,it will be no problem.
if you want to do this (as i can see there is no other way, im afraid) then please PM me and i will talk you through the steps.
Kind Regards
Goose

Re: windows no disk
 

Hi all

Firstly thankyou to both Gerbil and Goose134 for all your help and suggestions. I do however seem to have resolved this isse. i went into the MSCONFIG and into the startup tab and disabled all then turned them back on one by one and found that the culprit was qttask. Ihave enabled all but this startup item and I no longer get this error message.

Re: windows no disk
 

Hi
Chompdog
excellent i am glad that you have resolved the issue!
Regards
Goose
PS good old Quicktime eh! heheh