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Bob
December 27th 03, 01:31 PM
FINALLY found the problem after messing with this thing for
the past 3 days. So simple I didn't even think to check on
it until it hit me ... BIOS setup ... for some reason (have
NO idea how), it had my c: drive listed twice which was
causing this msg.

PROBLEM SOLVED!


>-----Original Message-----
>Running Windows XP Pro
>1 CD-RW Drive
>1 DVD Writer Drive
>
>I replaced an older CD-RW drive (48x12x48 - worked fine)
>with 2 different (1 at a time), new 52x24x52 CD-RW drives
>only to keep getting this message when I start or reboot
>the computer:
>
>"USERINIT.EXE - NO DISK
>There is no disk in the drive. Please insert a disk into
>drive \DEVICE\HARDDISK1\DR2."
>
>I have (and had before)1 CD-RW drive and a DVD writer
>> installed (again, no problems like this with older
>CD-RW drive). I have tried changing jumpers on both drives
>around in all combinations I can think of ... from Master to
>Slave, both on Slave, both on Master, 1 Master and 1 CS, 1
>Slave and 1 CS, and finally both to CS ... nothing seems to
>get rid of this message above. Take new CD-RW drive out and
>message is still there until I restore Windows XP Pro to a
>previous point. Put older CD-RW drive in and everything is
>fine again ... no message.
>
>Someone told me to check my registry entry:
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
>NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>
>It is as he said it should be:
>C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\USERINIT.EXE
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>Thanks ...
>
>Bob
>.
>

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