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Google Search:
"safe mode"+cd-rw yielded 1,200 results............! and among them was
How to Make Your CD-ROM Drive Accessible in Safe Mode
<a target="_blank" href=http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q194/8/46.ASP>http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q194/8/46.ASP</a>
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