Re: Exploding Win XP disk

Cheers thanks for the info ,, got in contact with
microsoft everything looked good up to the point
where ,,, OH ITS AN OEM VERSION ,WELL WE DONT GIVE SUPPORT
TO OEM PRODUCTS , so it was basically tough luck m8 go buy
a new one. Big thumbs up for microsoft job well done once
again :(
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>"Stephen" > wrote in message:
> ...
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>| Well here is the sad story of the demise of my windows
XP
>| disk,,,Using my slot dvd rom drive i was installing
>| windows XP everything was fine until the machine went
to
>| do one of the automatic reboots when , boom , the disk
>| exploded in the drive .
>|
>| Well just to add insult to injury not only is the win
XP
>| disk dust but it also took my DVD rom drive with it,
>|
>|
>| Can anyone tell me can i get the disk replaced or must
i
>| buy a new copy??
>|
>| Ta in advance
>.
>

[Sharon F]

On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 16:30:46 -0700, > wrote:

>Cheers thanks for the info ,, got in contact with
>microsoft everything looked good up to the point
>where ,,, OH ITS AN OEM VERSION ,WELL WE DONT GIVE SUPPORT
>TO OEM PRODUCTS , so it was basically tough luck m8 go buy
>a new one. Big thumbs up for microsoft job well done once
>again :(

Did you contact the OEM? They may have a replacement plan too.

Sharon F
MS MVP
[Windows XP - Shell/User]

[Kent W. England [MVP]]

I know it doesn't help you, but with the ridiculous speeds of a lot of
today's CD drives, you really need to check your disks from time to time
for cracks and warps. The high speed can cause a small crack to grow and
the disk to explode, once an edge catches on something. You also have to
take care not to use asymmetrical labels on your disks because these
cause vibrations that can damage the drive or cause the disk to crack.
Even a small stick-on label is enough to cause excessive vibration.

I've tried to salvage drives with exploded disks and haven't been
successful. Too many small pieces, too violent an explosion. :-( I wish
someone would sell a CD-ROM with a mechanical speed limit switch on it.
That way the vendor could still sell it as 1456x speed, but I could slow
it down to a reasonable 8x or 12x and avoid exploding disks.

--
Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows



"Stephen" > wrote in
message ...

> Well here is the sad story of the demise of my windows XP
> disk,,,Using my slot dvd rom drive i was installing
> windows XP everything was fine until the machine went to
> do one of the automatic reboots when , boom , the disk
> exploded in the drive .
>
> Well just to add insult to injury not only is the win XP
> disk dust but it also took my DVD rom drive with it,
>
>
> Can anyone tell me can i get the disk replaced or must i
> buy a new copy??
>
> Ta in advance