Solve : am using a window xp home edition version 5.1(build 2600.xpsp_

1.	Solve : am using a window xp home edition version 5.1(build 2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.080814_123?
Answer» am using a window xp home EDITION version 5.1(build 2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.080814_1233:service pack2) i keep on getting feature you are trying to use is on a CD ROM or other removable disk is not available. insert the "status"disk and click OK.each time i turn on my system,and for me to turn off my system i have to press the power botton, can one say what is the problem how to fix it please thanks you.Sounds as if something that is starting up on the computer requires the Windows XP CD. Most computers (but not all) will have some TYPE of CD that is used to install Windows on the computer. If you have this CD or a Windows XP CD you could try inserting this and browsing to the CD and see if Windows detects what it needs. Otherwise my only suggestion would be to try to determine what is starting up that could be causing this issue. Have you installed any programs recently? If so you may want to try uninstalling / reinstalling through the add/remove programs in the Windows Control Panel. What brand of computer is this? Quote from: shanpie on March 10, 2009, 08:20:05 PM am using a window xp home edition version 5.1(build 2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.080814_1233:service pack2) i keep on getting feature you are trying to use is on a CD ROM or other removable disk is not available. insert the "status"disk and click OK.each time i turn on my system,and for me to turn off my system i have to press the power botton, can one say what is the problem how to fix it please thanks you. its a hurricane system.Is this a hacked/custom version of Windows?no its not As per CH... Did you recently install any software? There's a program on your computer that needs an installation CD in order to continue. Sometimes you'll get this if you were attempting UPDATES from Office Update Home. Do you have any Microsoft Office product installed on your computer? If so, you may need to use the installation CD that came with the product.not that i know of not the only one using it and only gimp2 software was installed and uninstalled to check if it was the problemDo you have a printer attached to this computer? If so, turn the computer and printer off...disconnect the printer from the computer...restart the computer and see if you get the same error. Keep us posted...How about Windows Updates, have you gotten them lately? As GlitchPC stated it is usually related to a Microsoft Office product but looking through this Google search it could be some other software that requires an install CD. Also see this MS KB. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/217706 Quote RESOLUTION To continue Setup without these errors, you must insert your Office disc into the CD-ROM drive, or restore network connectivity before the Windows Installer can continue. You cannot remove Office in these cases when any components are registered to run from the CD-ROM. Good thinking on the Printer Steve!Quote from: shanpie on March 10, 2009, 08:20:05 PM am using a window xp home edition version 5.1(build 2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.080814_1233:service pack2) i keep on getting feature you are trying to use is on a CD ROM or other removable disk is not available. insert the "status"disk and click OK.each time i turn on my system,and for me to turn off my system i have to press the power botton, can one say what is the problem how to fix it please thanks you. "Status" disk? That's a STRANGE NAME for a program... Quote from: shanpie on March 10, 2009, 08:20:05 PM ,and for me to turn off my system i have to press the power botton is this P3 or older CPU? since it doesn't have that feature, how do you spell it, "ACPI" if i am not mistaken. did the message tell you what file is it looking for?Quote from: Reno on March 11, 2009, 02:12:00 AM is this P3 or older CPU? since it doesn't have that feature, how do you spell it, "ACPI" if i am not mistaken. did the message tell you what file is it looking for? ACPI has been around since 1996, and APM has been around even longer. But the question is- is the feature to turn off the machine enabled, and additionally why must they hold the button to shut down?

Solve : am using a window xp home edition version 5.1(build 2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.080814_123?

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am using a window xp home EDITION version 5.1(build 2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.080814_1233:service pack2)
i keep on getting feature you are trying to use is on a CD ROM or other removable disk is not available. insert the "status"disk and click OK.each time i turn on my system,and for me to turn off my system i have to press the power botton, can one say what is the problem how to fix it please thanks you.Sounds as if something that is starting up on the computer requires the Windows XP CD. Most computers (but not all) will have some TYPE of CD that is used to install Windows on the computer. If you have this CD or a Windows XP CD you could try inserting this and browsing to the CD and see if Windows detects what it needs.

Otherwise my only suggestion would be to try to determine what is starting up that could be causing this issue.

Have you installed any programs recently? If so you may want to try uninstalling / reinstalling through the add/remove programs in the Windows Control Panel.

What brand of computer is this?

Quote from: shanpie on March 10, 2009, 08:20:05 PM

am using a window xp home edition version 5.1(build 2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.080814_1233:service pack2)
i keep on getting feature you are trying to use is on a CD ROM or other removable disk is not available. insert the "status"disk and click OK.each time i turn on my system,and for me to turn off my system i have to press the power botton, can one say what is the problem how to fix it please thanks you.

its a hurricane system.Is this a hacked/custom version of Windows?no its not As per CH...

Did you recently install any software? There's a program on your computer that needs an installation CD in order to continue. Sometimes you'll get this if you were attempting UPDATES from Office Update Home.

Do you have any Microsoft Office product installed on your computer? If so, you may need to use the installation CD that came with the product.not that i know of not the only one using it and only gimp2 software was installed and uninstalled to check if it was the problemDo you have a printer attached to this computer? If so, turn the computer and printer off...disconnect the printer from the computer...restart the computer and see if you get the same error.

Keep us posted...How about Windows Updates, have you gotten them lately?

As GlitchPC stated it is usually related to a Microsoft Office product but looking through this Google search it could be some other software that requires an install CD.

Also see this MS KB. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/217706

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RESOLUTION

To continue Setup without these errors, you must insert your Office disc into the CD-ROM drive, or restore network connectivity before the Windows Installer can continue. You cannot remove Office in these cases when any components are registered to run from the CD-ROM.

Good thinking on the Printer Steve!Quote from: shanpie on March 10, 2009, 08:20:05 PM

am using a window xp home edition version 5.1(build 2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.080814_1233:service pack2)
i keep on getting feature you are trying to use is on a CD ROM or other removable disk is not available. insert the "status"disk and click OK.each time i turn on my system,and for me to turn off my system i have to press the power botton, can one say what is the problem how to fix it please thanks you.

"Status" disk? That's a STRANGE NAME for a program... Quote from: shanpie on March 10, 2009, 08:20:05 PM

,and for me to turn off my system i have to press the power botton

is this P3 or older CPU? since it doesn't have that feature, how do you spell it, "ACPI" if i am not mistaken.

did the message tell you what file is it looking for?Quote from: Reno on March 11, 2009, 02:12:00 AM

is this P3 or older CPU? since it doesn't have that feature, how do you spell it, "ACPI" if i am not mistaken.

did the message tell you what file is it looking for?

ACPI has been around since 1996, and APM has been around even longer.

But the question is- is the feature to turn off the machine enabled, and additionally why must they hold the button to shut down?

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