Re: DVD Driver Disabled

Thanks, I found my opticals both missing today. I removed the LOWER filter entry... no UPPER entry existed. All seems OK now after rebooting.

Thanks again... big help.

--
-Dan-


"Gary Tsang" <gtsangDELETE@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23HNmlgclFHA.3828@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Goto http://aumha.org/win5/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
>
>
> CD-ROM Drive or DVD-ROM Drive Missing After You Install Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320553
>
> 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;en-us;314060
>
>
> (It'll fix code 41 errors too as per the contents of the last kb article)
>
>
>
>
> --
> Gary Tsang
> Microsoft MVP - Windows XP Shell/User
> http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
>
>
> "sweetmelissa" <sweetmelissa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:AD5FFC3B-1A3A-46D0-86EF-672548FF2AD3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Hello. Somehow my cd & dvd drivers have been disabled. If I go into My
>> Computer it does not show either drive. When in device manager it shows
>> both
>> cd & dvd drive with a yellow ! & in properties it says "A driver (service)
>> for this device has been disabled. An alternate driver may be providing
>> this
>> functionality. (Code 32)" I have tried unistalling but when I restart it
>> is
>> still listed in the device manager as if I never unistalled it. I have
>> also
>> went to the manufacturers website & downloaded the firmware driver but
>> when I
>> try to install it "Target NEC ND-2500A (dvd drive) is not found
>> correctly."
>> Can somebody please help me before I go crazy and just throw this computer
>> out the window?! Oh and by the way I have Windows XP sp2 running on my
>> computer. Not sure if you needed to know that or not but just in case.
>> Thanks
>> so much!
>> Melissa
>
>
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Suddenly, XP fails to recognize my optical drives
    ... error that states "Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. ... The driver may be corrupted or missing. ... everything, that is, except for the optical drives! ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.mediacenter)
  • Re: My DVD/CD-ROM drives dont work.
    ... CD-ROM access is missing and messages cite error code 31, code 32, code 19, ... or code 41 after you remove Easy CD Creator in Windows XP ... The driver may be corrupted or missing. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
  • Re: Could this be implemented with an NDIS or TDI driver?
    ... > I have UNIX development experience but am a Windows newbie. ... To sit above TCP but below applications the filter must be a TDI or AFD ... filter driver. ...
    (microsoft.public.development.device.drivers)
  • Re: Could this be implemented with an NDIS or TDI driver?
    ... > I have UNIX development experience but am a Windows newbie. ... To sit above TCP but below applications the filter must be a TDI or AFD ... filter driver. ...
    (microsoft.public.win32.programmer.kernel)
  • Re: lost drives
    ... CD-ROM Access Is Missing and Messages Cite Error Code 31, Code 32, ... or Code 39 After You Remove Easy CD Creator in Windows XP ... The driver may be corrupted or missing. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)