Missing Drive

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Hello all....need MAJOR help. 2 computers with the same problem. Laptop as
well as PC. I installed a DVD copy program. The dvd drives are now missing.
I uninstalled and reinstalled, tried system recovery, updated driver (tells
me I already have the best driver) but it still tells me there is a problem
with the drive (CODE 41) I have physically removed the drive and
reinstalled. No drive icon/letter shows in MyComputer or Explorer. I used a
network to try to reinstall drivers but still tells me have the best driver
installed. Im at my wits end thinking I have to reformat and start over. ANy
suggestions? Most of the posts Ive found arent helpful to my problem. Thanks
in advance.
 
This applies to XP also if you have TweakUI...
Missing Drives in My Computer and Windows Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;191579

My CD drives have vanished (from Explorer, Device Manager, etc.)
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.php#problems

Restore Missing CD Drive
http://aumha.org/downloads/cdgone.zip

[[The popular CDGONE patch. CD drives may vanish in Windows Explorer, Device
Manager, etc. if a third-party CD-burning package has been uninstalled and
Registry references for some code modules aren’t removed successfully. This
patch and a reboot usually will restore the missing drives. Any third
party package still required will then have to be re-installed. ]]
http://aumha.org/reg3.htm

[[For more information on this and other possible causes, see the “Problems”
section of Alex Nichol’s Burning CDs in Windows XP article.]]
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.htm

CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive appears to be 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

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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