DVD drive enable/disable issue

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Madboy Wrote:
> You didn't mention which OS you have. I suppose it is XP. Go to Control
> Panel, click on System, then switch to "Hardware" tab and click "Device
> Manager". Find "DVD/CD-ROM drives" and open it. You should now see your
> DVD drive. Double-click on it and see if "Device usage:" is set to "Use
> this device (enable)". If not, change it to this value.
>
> Also, while still there, go to "Driver" tab and try the "Roll Back
> Driver" button. If that doesn't work (prompts you to open
> troubleshooter), click on the "Update Driver..." button and make sure
> you are connected to the Internet. You may now optionally insert CD you
> got with your drive (if you have it) and it should work.
>
> Even if that doesn't work, click on the "Uninstall" button, reboot your
> system, and Windows should start "Found New Hardware Wizard" and then
> insert installation disk which you got.

It worked perfectly. Thanks alot!


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Djuro