Re: CD Drives stopped working

From: Bob I (birelan_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 02/09/04 

Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 10:05:56 -0600

See if the information contained in this Article will address the problem

Cannot Access CD-ROM and "Code 31" Error Message in Device Manager After
You Remove Adaptec Easy CD Creator from Your Computer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;270008

Rich wrote:

> I am having the same problems as a couple other recent
> posts with my CD drives. I installed media player updates
> and both drives (one IDE and one USB) are now inoperable.
> Both are recognized, but show that a driver wich they
> depend upon is not loading properly. I've tried
> reinstalling, etc - nothing seems to work. Any ideas?
>

Relevant Pages

  • Re: CD-Rom Not In Explorer (Code 32)
    ... Cannot Access CD-ROM and "Code 31" Error Message in Device Manager After You Remove Adaptec Easy CD Creator from Your Computer ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.general)
  • Re: e and d drives missing cannot burn cannot read date or audio cds
    ... In Device Manager, the following error message appears in connection with any CD-ROM device that is part of your computer system: ... The device is not working properly because Windows cannot load the drivers required for this device. ... then now my d and e drives are both ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
  • RE: Another issue...
    ... Can you please have a look in the device manager and uninstall these devices ... Have a look in the Event Viewer and send us the error messages you will see ... Look in the right Pane/window for error message with red or Yellow ... optical drives and let windows reinstall them, ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
  • Re: Lost cd-rom and DVD-r drives
    ... Cannot Access CD-ROM and "Code 31" Error Message in Device Manager After ... You Remove Adaptec Easy CD Creator from Your Computer ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.applications)
  • Re: CD Drive Registry Corrupt (Code 19)
    ... Cannot Access CD-ROM and "Code 31" Error Message in Device Manager After ... You Remove Adaptec Easy CD Creator from Your Computer ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.general)