no cd/dvd in windows xp

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anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 09/06/04


Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 14:03:07 -0700

got it all sorted out now

>-----Original Message-----
>i repaired my windows xp os install due to a networking
>issue and installed lots of windows update software
>withing a day or so of that(last week). i have a cd plus
a
>dvd drive and both are found in bios - computer will boot
>to either device, but windows shows nothing in explorer
or
>device manager. i do have nero and alcohol 120% installed
>and i did not remove either before the repair operation,
>but the upper/lower filters fix i found in the knowledge
>base does not apply to me since i cannot find either in
>the registry key indicated. HELP!!
>.
>



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