flashing disc next to cursor

message from =?Utf-8?B?c25vd3NraQ==?= on 1 Jun 2004
i have a flashing disc next to my cursor that seems to be prompting me to do something although i
do not know what. i am new to xp so any ideas would be appreciated. i have tried to open and close my cd or dvd drives, and also played or used each, but cannot get rid of the prompt.
 
=?Utf-8?B?U2NvdHQ=?= replied to =?Utf-8?B?c25vd3NraQ==?= on 1 Jun 2004
This is more of a troubleshooting step, but try unplugging the power to the optical drive(s) and then boot back into Windows to see if the flashing cursor is still there. Could be a faulty drive.
 

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