cd and cd burner not showing up

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connie

For some reason the cd and the cd writer stopped showing
up in the my computer area. Does anyone know how to fix
this so that I can use these drives. I have checked all
cables and connections they are fine. Whats up?
 
connie said:
For some reason the cd and the cd writer stopped showing
up in the my computer area. Does anyone know how to fix
this so that I can use these drives. I have checked all
cables and connections they are fine. Whats up?

Tried this?:

1) Log on with Administrative Privileges

2) Open the Registry Editor:
a) Go to Start then select Run.
b) Type regedit and click OK.

3) Backup you registry by:
a) Highlight My Computer by clicking on it once.
b) Click File (Windows XP) or Registry (Windows 2000), then Export
Registry File.
c) Select export range All; to ensure your entire registry is backed up
completely.
d) Select where you would like to save this backup, name the File, and
Click on the SAVE button.

4) Remove the Upperfilters and Lowerfilters values:
a) Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\
{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
b) Highlight this key by left clicking on it once.
c) On the right hand side delete the values Upperfilters and Lowerfilters.

5) Restart your computer.
 
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