Windows cannot initialize the device driver for this hardware (opitical drives fail)

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My optical drives gone. They are not listed in My Computer.
These devices listed in Device Manager with yellow !.

I tried to uninstall them and installed again but didn't work.

I've installed another fresh XP, it has no problem with drives.
 
You likely have a rogue piece of CD software installed that is failing to
work or de-installed and it has not removed itself properly. If you have any
CD ripping or similar software that you have installed recently, then
deinstall it properly (Add /Remove programs) and see if that works.
 
I'm not sure, it's more specific. My drives fail even in safe mode.
Maybe system restore can help.
 
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