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More info?)
I checked that registry key and there are no upper or lower filters. I
deinstalled MS Media Player 9 and still no change.
Does anyone have any other ideas?
Thanks.
"JeffO" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> This usually has something to do with Roxio software
> tapping into your hardware drivers.
> Roxio components are bundled into MediaPlayer, so even if
> you never installed it, you have Roxio.
> If you then install Nero, you can have all sorts of
> disappearing drives.
> Even without Nero, if you tamper with Roxio by
> uninstalling, changing versions, etc. your drives can get
> trashed in Explorer.
> Computers start to get extremely glitchy as soon as you
> start installing multiple types of DVD-decoders, MP3
> codecs, etc. Computers like to have only one flavor of
> codec or decoder for each type of multimedia format.
> If you know you have only one, then there's something
> wrong in the registry.
> A common fix is to delete UpperFilters and LowerFilters.
> Check this out:
>
http://www.roxio.com/en/support/uk/ecdc/drive_recovery.jht
> ml
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >i have this happen from time to time with cd burners.
> the problem appears
> >to be with the burner, not the OS.
> >
> >"Andrew Chalk" <achalk@XXXmagnacartasoftware.com> wrote
> in message
> >news:ujQZ3CQTEHA.3700@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >> I am running XP Pro. on my notebook. My DVD
> drive "disappears" from
> >Windows.
> >> I.e. it ceases to be in the list of drives in Windows
> Explorer, etc. About
> >> once a week it does appear (!) and when it does it
> works fine.
> >>
> >> Is this a known XP problem? Is there a fix?
> >>
> >> The notebook manufacturer (SAGER) has virtually non-
> existent technical
> >> support.
> >>
> >> Many thanks.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >