Luke Vader
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I just recently bought an eMachine from a friend, but it just had a CD-ROM on it...I have been using a Compaq 5822 pc for a year or so now and it has a DVD-ROM on it...so i took the DVD-ROM out of the compaq and put it in my eMachine and it seems to be working (as a CD-ROM at least)
the computer recognizes it and it now shows up in my hardware profiles as a Compaq DVD-ROM DVD-113R...just the same as it did in my compaq...
the DVD software that was on my compaq is InterActual...so i went into my C: drive on the compaq and copied the folder and burned it onto a disc...
but now, i need an installer for the software and i dont know what to do...
InterActual is the default program for the DVD-ROM when it is in the compaq, so would the restore disc for my compaq have the installer and the complete program on it? and if so, how would i go about getting it from that restore disc and install it on my emachine?
i wasnt sure if when i put the restore disc in the DVD-ROM (that is now on my emachine) would mess up anything and possibly start to reformat the HD if i tried to use it...so i figured i'd ask around a bit before i tried it...
and i'm not exactly partial to InterActual, i just figured i'd use it since it worked fine with the drive while it was in my compaq...and plus, this way i wouldnt have to buy new DVD software just because i switched which PC that the drive is in...
any help you can give is greatly appreciated
the computer recognizes it and it now shows up in my hardware profiles as a Compaq DVD-ROM DVD-113R...just the same as it did in my compaq...
the DVD software that was on my compaq is InterActual...so i went into my C: drive on the compaq and copied the folder and burned it onto a disc...
but now, i need an installer for the software and i dont know what to do...
InterActual is the default program for the DVD-ROM when it is in the compaq, so would the restore disc for my compaq have the installer and the complete program on it? and if so, how would i go about getting it from that restore disc and install it on my emachine?
i wasnt sure if when i put the restore disc in the DVD-ROM (that is now on my emachine) would mess up anything and possibly start to reformat the HD if i tried to use it...so i figured i'd ask around a bit before i tried it...
and i'm not exactly partial to InterActual, i just figured i'd use it since it worked fine with the drive while it was in my compaq...and plus, this way i wouldnt have to buy new DVD software just because i switched which PC that the drive is in...
any help you can give is greatly appreciated