XP dropped both my CD and DVD drives

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

Goto http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.php#problems
See the second "problem" (read the caveats)
Run the provided registry patch

That should fix your problem (basically, a filter driver is missing or
non-operational, the registry patch will delete the filter drivers
references for your cdrom(s))


Basically, the reg file from above carries out the steps displayed at this
website


CD-ROM Drive or DVD-ROM Drive Missing After You Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;320553

CD-ROM Access Is Missing and Messages Cite Error Code 31, Code 32, Code 19,
or Code 39 After You Remove Easy CD Creator in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;314060


(It'll fix code 41 errors too as per the contents of the last kb article)




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"Fesak454" <fesak454@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:23DD3C85-9AFA-4C45-9AD6-862AA2227C37@microsoft.com...
> I had to re-install windows due to a virus and two wees later my computer
dropped by DVD-ROM and my CD-RW drives and refuses to recognize them. One
says that it sees the drive, but the registry is broken and the other says
it installed the driver but cannot find the hardware. Any thoughts?