Re: Windows XP Home not recognizing Optical Drives

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Ed,

I hate to have to ask this but how do I run this script? I am a pretty adept
pc user and once ran a script that I had to first create a wordpad file
for....then named the file and then ran that file from a dos window. Is this
the same situation?

If so, could you please give me a brief explanation of the instructions on
how to do this as the last and only time I did something like this was quite
some time ago and, frankly, my memory is a bit fuzzy. All I'd need to know is
exactly what part of the script do I copy and paste to the wordpad file? Do I
need to name this file anything in particular/use a particular file extension
during the naming process? What command do I use in the DOS window to run the
file?

Sorry to ask so many questions, I just don't want to screw up the registry.
BTW, I do know how to back up the registry and understand the importance and
value in doing so before editing it.

Thanks again for your time, effort and input.

Regards,
Mark



"Ed Metcalfe" wrote:


"Mark D." <MarkD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:3F116625-D4E0-4653-B19D-7BF698CFA637@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Suddenly, my Dell Desktop running Windows XP Home Edition does not
recognize
the two hard drives which were originally installed on this system since
new
(over 2 years ago) and which have been running fine...until just recently.

I have one CD RW and one DVD drive. Both have power indicators which still
illuminate on start up. And both will open and close their respective
drawers
when the open/close button is pressed. Yet, when I go to Windows Explorer,
neither drive is indicated in the hierarchy.

Any advice, input, comments would be helpful and appreciated.

Thanks,
Mark D.

Mark,

I had the exact same symptoms a few months ago. I eventually tracked down a
VB script that solved the problem (code posted below). The script makes
changes to your registry - make sure you take a backup of your registry
before running it.

It may not solve your problem, but it can't hurt to give it a try.

Ed Metcalfe

Option Explicit
On Error Resume Next

Dim WshShell, Message

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

WshShell.RegDelete
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\UpperFilters"
WshShell.RegDelete
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\LowerFilters"
WshShell.RegDelete
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdr4_2K\"
WshShell.RegDelete
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdralw2k\"
WshShell.RegDelete
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdudf\"
WshShell.RegDelete
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UdfReadr\"
Set WshShell = Nothing

Message = "Your CD/DVD-Rom drives should now appear in Windows Explorer." &
vbCR
Message = Message & "You may need to reboot your computer to see the
change."

MsgBox Message, 4096,"Finished!"



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