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Re: "Device locked" on Windows Vista

Subject: Re: "Device locked" on Windows Vista
From: "John of Aix"
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:25:47 +0200
Newsgroups: uk.comp.misc

Martin Underwood wrote:
> A customer with a Vista PC has just started experiencing "Device
> locked" popups from the system tray when he tries to access any drive
> part from C: or network drives - this affects CD, Compact Flash
> card-reader and USB memory stick. The "Computer" application (ie
> Explorer!) shows a red no-entry sign over the affected drives.
>
> In the case of the CD, Explorer can see the volume label and the
> amount of free/used space, but fails to access the contents.
>
> Everything works fine in Safe Mode.
>
> He thinks the problem began when he tried to install an incompatible
> version of AutoCad which aborted part-way through the installation.
>
> I can't find any match on "device locked" on Microsoft, AutoCad or the
> maker's (Acer) knowledge bases.
>
>
> Has anyone got any suggestions?

I found this link Martin if you haven't come across it, it might help
http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1644940&SiteID=1

There is mention of some Acer e-lock software whicjh seems to have 
caused porblems 



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