Hi all,

I noticed that my CD ROM wouldn't start automatically, but would if I opened it from 
WMP.

When I checked system event viewer I have a whole flood of red Xs  and SidebySide 
 system error. 

I googled the problem, but I think it's a little beyond me.

I looked in device manager, but didn't see anything that would ring a bell.

I hope someone has some advice.

Sony Desktop XP

Thanks,

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re: SidebySide System error Friday, October 30, 2009 at 9:19 pm Posted by Helen~ (2626 messages posted) To all you gurus....I fixed it myself. lol. :) I un-installed the CD-ROM in device manager, rebooted and let the computer reinstall it. Then I ran Microsoft Autoplay Repair Wizard, aka AutoFix. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c680a7b6-e8fa-45c4-a171-1b389cfacdad&displaylang=en It took a lot of searching, so I hope it's helpful to others. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: SidebySide System error Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 4:21 am Posted by MartinM (7551 messages posted) Thanks Helen ! I've filed that one . . . if only XP would come up with the same issues twice, but it seems to have infinite capacity to surprise me with something new :-( Only today the Language Bar insisted on popping up at re-boot. I have notes of half a dozen ways to stop this - none worked. Eventually I did a System Restore and all's well. Maybe the right solution to every XP problem really is to reinstall Windows !! Maybe I'm defeatist. Maybe that's why I keep image backups :-) [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum