"Willard" <guess@msn.invalid> wrote in message
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> Twayne wrote:
>> In newsNCQqTY6KHA.3184@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl,
>> Billns <billns@nsverizon.net> typed:
>>
>>> On 5/1/2010 90 AM, Willard wrote:
>>>
>>>> Michael wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Have you installed Daemon tools or something similar that
>>>>> creates a virtual disk?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Yes, I installed some program that created a virtual disk
>>>> a day or so ago.. I have uninstalled the program and can't
>>>> remember what it was?? I thought that cloning my usb backup drive would
>>>> solve the
>>>> problem..<(wrong)
>>>>
>>> Acronis Disk Director Suite allows you to delete
>>> partitions. I'm sure there are other programs out there.
>>>
>>> OTOH, the phantom drive is only 39 mb, so you could just
>>> ignore it with little consequences.
>>>
>>> I doubt that System Restore will be of any help.
>>>
>>> Bill
>>>
>>
>> Hmm, a 39 MB partition could well be a factory-restore folder for getting
>> the machine working by putting it back to factory defaults. The OP might
>> want to look at that drive and see what's on it. If it's a hidden drive
>> or one without a drive letter, then use Disk Management to unhide an
>> d/ore give it a drive letter and then Explorer might be able to see it.
>> If not, try it from the command prompt since it's often a FAT or Linux
>> formatted partition in this case.
>>
>> HTH,
>>
>> Twayne`
>>
>>
>>
> I'm sure the 39MB FAT is the Dell factory Diagnostics partition..
>
> See my 5:00 pm reply to Michael::
> I no longer have an operational CD-ROM drive!!
If you're sure you used MagicISO I found this:
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1. Open regedit
2. Search "MagicISO" and delete any key containing it
3. Search "PNPA000" and do the same as above.
4. Search "ZC855" and do the same but, when you get to the key "Cdrom\Enum\
change the value of Count and of Nextinstance reducing its value by one
after deleting the ZC855 on the right (that's the drive of MagicISO)
If you get any messages that you're not allowed to delete any key just right
click and go to permissions, then select full control and press ok. After
that you should be able to delete it without any problem.
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or you can download and run Ccleaner and run a registry check and delete
only the entries you see here, but if you're unfamiliar with working in the
registry you may be better off getting someone who is more comfortable in
this area to do this.
After you complete this, if your actual CD drive doesn't show up, but the
virtual drive is gone, you can again uninstall the controllers and reboot.
Referring to the 36MB partition, you are correct. It's Dell's Diagnostic
partition.
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