RE: WinXP won't detect DVD-ROM and DVD+/-RW any more
From: Peter (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/03/04
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Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 23:26:33 -0700
Hi,
Jason Tsang MVP wrote:
Goto http://www.aumha.org/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 in addition to removing some drivers that may have been used by older versions of Easy CD Creator that are known to cause problems with WinXP.
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/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];q314060
Hope it helps.
Peter
----- Scott wrote: -----
I just re-installed Windows XP Pro today to fix the
slowdown in Internet Explorer 6 after installing one of
the SP2 updates... I did a clean system installation,
first wiping the drive and then installing Windows from
my CDs.
Everything was working great until I restarted a couple
times after performing routine application installations
and suddenly the process of getting into Windows hung a
little bit longer than usual and, to my dismay, once I
was in I found that my DVD-ROM drive and my DVD+/-RW
drive were no longer being detected by Windows.
Drive C, D, and E were still there (my hard drives) ...
and trusty old drive A was there ... but Windows could no
longer pick up my F or G drives (my two cd-rom drives).
I did some research, and found that the VIA drivers for
my IDE channel sometimes caused this problem ... so I
swapped them for the standard drivers that came with
Windows (as recommended) ... and rebooted. Windows says
that it has installed the drives, but neither of them are
showing up in My Computer. I checked in the Device
Manager, and there is nothing there either ... not even
the CD-ROM Drives bullet item.
No one anywhere has a solid answer posted as to what I
can do to fix this issue. Everyone says that the drives
must be bad. They can't be ... I was using them in this
system in the exact same configuration yesterday and
everything was fine ... I even mounted the drives with
the same cables in different systems today to make sure
that they still worked (and they did).
I am so frustrated right now that I'm forced to leave my
problem in your hands. Please, someone have the answer...
Asus A7M266 Mainboard
Latest BIOS Revision - 1007
Pioneer 16x DVD-ROM Drive
Lite-On LDW-411S DVD+/-RW Drive
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