can't see D or E drives

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After using this computer for a year I suddenly cannot
see my D or E drives (they are both CD drives), they do
not show up under my computer and if I put a cd in them
nothing happens. I ran a virus scan and it was clean.
 
Hi Jon,

See if this helps

http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.htm, under section 8 - Problems - there is a
link to a patch that often resolves this problem

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 
An incorrect change to Bios(accessed and accessible when
computer starts) will make CD drives inaccessible. Can get
into Bios holding F1 key down during power up but F key
varies with computer. When you get in, there should be
a "default setting" function key that you can press.
I once messed the settings so badly in trying to fix a dvd
problem that it did not even get to boot, nor would it let
me into Bios. Computer was just a bunch of scrap metal.
So I opened the box and pulled the plugs connecting cd/dvd
drives. Only then was I able to get into Bios and reset to
default settings.
 
Thanks a lot - it worked
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Hi Jon,

See if this helps

http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.htm, under section 8 - Problems - there is a
link to a patch that often resolves this problem

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

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