Re: Lite-On CD-RW disappeared from Windows

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See Alex Nichol's fix at:
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.php#problems
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging



"Jonno" <Jonno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ED4B85C5-DEEE-4828-A239-5C255CFD8AA3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Thank you for your reply.
>
> In order, no it is not listed in disk manager. Yes it is listed in device
> manager, and there is a problem. In system information the error code is
> 19.
>
> OK, I've deleted the device and rebooted with the install CD in the
> working
> drive. The startup process seemed to hang, but it came back after about
> five
> mins. I've been asked to reboot. I've rebooted, but still the drive is
> not
> displayed in Explorer. Let's try deleteing it again and running Add New
> Hardware. The wizard runs, but it does not ask me for the location of the
> proper drivers, and after a third restart, there is still a problem
> identified in device manager. Still Error Code 19 - my registry might be
> corrupted!
>
> But I've just reinstalled Windows! What in the name of heaven is the
> point
> in keeping the install disk in a safe place if it does bugger all to fix
> errors when you take the time and trouble to reinstall the OS?
>
> Any suggestions (other than reformatting and starting again) would be
> appreciated.
>


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