Upgrade from ME to XP using DVD drive but ....

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I upgraded a Compaq (ugh) Presario 5103CL from ME to XP
using the DVD drive. I had lots of problems with the
install but the only hardware conflict listed was the video
card. After the install XP no longer recognizes the DVD drive.

I tried using the fix in article Q320553 but the reg entry
isn't complete nor is there and cd/dvd devices listed in
Device Mgr to update.
The BIOS recognizes the drive but after upgrade XP doesn't,
a first for me as I've done a fair amount of upgrades.

Help! :-)
A :-)
 
It sounds like your most fundamental problem is that the BIOS does not see
the drive. If the BIOS can't see it, XP has no hope of seeing it. However,
why an XP upgrade should change any BIOS setting is a mystery. It is more
likely that you had a coincident failure of hardware. The other possibility
is that you went into te BIOS setup to fix one thing and un-fixed another.
 
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