A disc read error occurred

[Guest Peter Phillips]

My anti-virus subscription ran out. I had been going to change the program

(Panda) anyway because they've stopped catering for W2K. I went for Sophos.

I uninstalled Panda then - stupidly forgetting I hadn't immediately

rebooted - I installed Sophos. A restart produced:

 

Verifying DMI Pool Data

Boot from CD:

Boot from CD:

 

A disc read error occurred

Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart

 

That's as far as it will go.I don't even have access to my second W2K

emergency installation on HD5.

Any ideas, anyone?

Thanks

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: A disc read error occurred

 

 

"Peter Phillips" <pfphillips 19@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message

news:27qq7j.kie.17.1@news.alt.net...

> My anti-virus subscription ran out. I had been going to change the program

> (Panda) anyway because they've stopped catering for W2K. I went for

> Sophos. I uninstalled Panda then - stupidly forgetting I hadn't

> immediately rebooted - I installed Sophos. A restart produced:

>

> Verifying DMI Pool Data

> Boot from CD:

> Boot from CD:

>

> A disc read error occurred

> Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart

>

> That's as far as it will go.I don't even have access to my second W2K

> emergency installation on HD5.

> Any ideas, anyone?

> Thanks

 

I would set the BIOS to boot from the hard disk. I would also remove the CD

from its drive.

[Guest Peter Phillips]

Re: A disc read error occurred

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

news:uvTx5c0IJHA.3708@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>

> "Peter Phillips" <pfphillips 19@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message

> news:27qq7j.kie.17.1@news.alt.net...

>> My anti-virus subscription ran out. I had been going to change the

>> program (Panda) anyway because they've stopped catering for W2K. I went

>> for Sophos. I uninstalled Panda then - stupidly forgetting I hadn't

>> immediately rebooted - I installed Sophos. A restart produced:

>>

>> Verifying DMI Pool Data

>> Boot from CD:

>> Boot from CD:

>>

>> A disc read error occurred

>> Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart

>>

>> That's as far as it will go.I don't even have access to my second W2K

>> emergency installation on HD5.

>> Any ideas, anyone?

>> Thanks

>

> I would set the BIOS to boot from the hard disk. I would also remove the

> CD from its drive.

 

Thanks a lot for this. After making the change I got the same message (minus

the 2 lines about Boot from CD). I restarted, pressed F10, and picked last

known Good Config., which allowed me in.

 

I'm now in a quandary. Should I reboot as is, or is there something I can do

to stabilize things first?

 

Why do you think I'm gettin the disc read error? What program can I run to

check what the problem is now that I have Admin tools available?

 

Thanks.

[Guest philo]

Re: A disc read error occurred

 

 

"Peter Phillips" <pfphillips 19@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message

news:27qvcn.943.17.1@news.alt.net...

>

> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

> news:uvTx5c0IJHA.3708@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> >

> > "Peter Phillips" <pfphillips 19@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message

> > news:27qq7j.kie.17.1@news.alt.net...

> >> My anti-virus subscription ran out. I had been going to change the

> >> program (Panda) anyway because they've stopped catering for W2K. I went

> >> for Sophos. I uninstalled Panda then - stupidly forgetting I hadn't

> >> immediately rebooted - I installed Sophos. A restart produced:

> >>

> >> Verifying DMI Pool Data

> >> Boot from CD:

> >> Boot from CD:

> >>

> >> A disc read error occurred

> >> Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart

> >>

> >> That's as far as it will go.I don't even have access to my second W2K

> >> emergency installation on HD5.

> >> Any ideas, anyone?

> >> Thanks

> >

> > I would set the BIOS to boot from the hard disk. I would also remove the

> > CD from its drive.

>

> Thanks a lot for this. After making the change I got the same message

(minus

> the 2 lines about Boot from CD). I restarted, pressed F10, and picked last

> known Good Config., which allowed me in.

>

> I'm now in a quandary. Should I reboot as is, or is there something I can

do

> to stabilize things first?

>

> Why do you think I'm gettin the disc read error? What program can I run to

> check what the problem is now that I have Admin tools available?

>

> Thanks.

>

>

 

 

HD may be failing...backup your data AT ONCE

 

 

next run the mfg's HD diagnostic...usually a free download from the mfg of

your drive