Please Help.. For some reason neither my cd OR my dvd drives were not being
recognized.. now after trying some of the things recommended by the trouble
shooter, they won't play at all.. ANYONE??

http://www.theeldergeek.com/restore_..._dvd_drive.htm
Have a look here, it worked for me,
Alan.
"Bonk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:156B79D8-D78E-48FB-9FE0-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Please Help.. For some reason neither my cd OR my dvd drives were not
> being
> recognized.. now after trying some of the things recommended by the
> trouble
> shooter, they won't play at all.. ANYONE??

Thank you Alan, but being a little dumb about all of this... Do I go to
start/run then type all of the rest of the stuff?? I can't believe I am so
stupid about this stuff..

"Alan" wrote:

> http://www.theeldergeek.com/restore_..._dvd_drive.htm
> Have a look here, it worked for me,
> Alan.
> "Bonk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:156B79D8-D78E-48FB-9FE0-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Please Help.. For some reason neither my cd OR my dvd drives were not
> > being
> > recognized.. now after trying some of the things recommended by the
> > trouble
> > shooter, they won't play at all.. ANYONE??
>
>

"Bonk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
newsAB945A0-0695-424F-936C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thank you Alan, but being a little dumb about all of this... Do I go to
> start/run then type all of the rest of the stuff?? I can't believe I am
> so
> stupid about this stuff..
>
> "Alan" wrote:

Knowing little more than you, go to Start, select Run, and then type
"Regedit" (without the quotes). This takes you into registry, where you
look for "HKEY_LOCAL_MACH..." (again w/o quotes). From here, I always have
to "feel" (WITH the quotes) my way along as I delete values as directed.
Again, w/my limited knowledge, I would begin all this by first creating a
new Restore Point--hoping to be able to backtrack if my deleting causes
problems. HTH, and I only answered in case you were left unanswered
elsewhere. s

Thank you sd.. I will try that later when I have lots of time to take my
time..lol OK.. But now.. how do I create a restore point.. sorry.. I really
am pretty computer illiterate..

"sdlomi2" wrote:

>
> "Bonk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> newsAB945A0-0695-424F-936C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Thank you Alan, but being a little dumb about all of this... Do I go to
> > start/run then type all of the rest of the stuff?? I can't believe I am
> > so
> > stupid about this stuff..
> >
> > "Alan" wrote:
>
> Knowing little more than you, go to Start, select Run, and then type
> "Regedit" (without the quotes). This takes you into registry, where you
> look for "HKEY_LOCAL_MACH..." (again w/o quotes). From here, I always have
> to "feel" (WITH the quotes) my way along as I delete values as directed.
> Again, w/my limited knowledge, I would begin all this by first creating a
> new Restore Point--hoping to be able to backtrack if my deleting causes
> problems. HTH, and I only answered in case you were left unanswered
> elsewhere. s
>
>
>

"how do I create a restore point"
Start>AllPrograms>Accesorries>SystemTools>SystemRestore.

"Bonk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0C56B7F3-D18A-42AF-8EE5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thank you sd.. I will try that later when I have lots of time to take my
> time..lol OK.. But now.. how do I create a restore point.. sorry.. I
> really
> am pretty computer illiterate..
>
> "sdlomi2" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Bonk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> newsAB945A0-0695-424F-936C-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Thank you Alan, but being a little dumb about all of this... Do I go to
>> > start/run then type all of the rest of the stuff?? I can't believe I
>> > am
>> > so
>> > stupid about this stuff..
>> >
>> > "Alan" wrote:
>>
>> Knowing little more than you, go to Start, select Run, and then type
>> "Regedit" (without the quotes). This takes you into registry, where you
>> look for "HKEY_LOCAL_MACH..." (again w/o quotes). From here, I always
>> have
>> to "feel" (WITH the quotes) my way along as I delete values as directed.
>> Again, w/my limited knowledge, I would begin all this by first creating a
>> new Restore Point--hoping to be able to backtrack if my deleting causes
>> problems. HTH, and I only answered in case you were left unanswered
>> elsewhere. s
>>
>>
>>

Thanx to all who helped.. now to see if I have the nerve???

"kim" wrote:

> "how do I create a restore point"
> Start>AllPrograms>Accesorries>SystemTools>SystemRestore.
>
> "Bonk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:0C56B7F3-D18A-42AF-8EE5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Thank you sd.. I will try that later when I have lots of time to take my
> > time..lol OK.. But now.. how do I create a restore point.. sorry.. I
> > really
> > am pretty computer illiterate..
> >
> > "sdlomi2" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "Bonk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> newsAB945A0-0695-424F-936C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > Thank you Alan, but being a little dumb about all of this... Do I go to
> >> > start/run then type all of the rest of the stuff?? I can't believe I
> >> > am
> >> > so
> >> > stupid about this stuff..
> >> >
> >> > "Alan" wrote:
> >>
> >> Knowing little more than you, go to Start, select Run, and then type
> >> "Regedit" (without the quotes). This takes you into registry, where you
> >> look for "HKEY_LOCAL_MACH..." (again w/o quotes). From here, I always
> >> have
> >> to "feel" (WITH the quotes) my way along as I delete values as directed.
> >> Again, w/my limited knowledge, I would begin all this by first creating a
> >> new Restore Point--hoping to be able to backtrack if my deleting causes
> >> problems. HTH, and I only answered in case you were left unanswered
> >> elsewhere. s
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

Thanx to all who helped me.. now to see if I have the nerve to do it??

"kim" wrote:

> "how do I create a restore point"
> Start>AllPrograms>Accesorries>SystemTools>SystemRestore.
>
> "Bonk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:0C56B7F3-D18A-42AF-8EE5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Thank you sd.. I will try that later when I have lots of time to take my
> > time..lol OK.. But now.. how do I create a restore point.. sorry.. I
> > really
> > am pretty computer illiterate..
> >
> > "sdlomi2" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "Bonk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> newsAB945A0-0695-424F-936C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > Thank you Alan, but being a little dumb about all of this... Do I go to
> >> > start/run then type all of the rest of the stuff?? I can't believe I
> >> > am
> >> > so
> >> > stupid about this stuff..
> >> >
> >> > "Alan" wrote:
> >>
> >> Knowing little more than you, go to Start, select Run, and then type
> >> "Regedit" (without the quotes). This takes you into registry, where you
> >> look for "HKEY_LOCAL_MACH..." (again w/o quotes). From here, I always
> >> have
> >> to "feel" (WITH the quotes) my way along as I delete values as directed.
> >> Again, w/my limited knowledge, I would begin all this by first creating a
> >> new Restore Point--hoping to be able to backtrack if my deleting causes
> >> problems. HTH, and I only answered in case you were left unanswered
> >> elsewhere. s
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

On Dec 15, 9:04 am, Bonk <B...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Thanx to all who helped me.. now to see if I have the nerve to do it??
>
> "kim" wrote:
> > "how do I create a restore point"
> > Start>AllPrograms>Accesorries>SystemTools>SystemRestore.
>
> > "Bonk" <B...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >news:0C56B7F3-D18A-42AF-8EE5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Thank you sd.. I will try that later when I have lots of time to take my
> > > time..lol OK.. But now.. how do I create a restore point.. sorry.. I
> > > really
> > > am pretty computer illiterate..
>
> > > "sdlomi2" wrote:
>
> > >> "Bonk" <B...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > >>newsAB945A0-0695-424F-936C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > >> > Thank you Alan, but being a little dumb about all of this... Do I go to
> > >> > start/run then type all of the rest of the stuff?? I can't believe I
> > >> > am
> > >> > so
> > >> > stupid about this stuff..
>
> > >> > "Alan" wrote:
>
> > >> Knowing little more than you, go to Start, select Run, and then type
> > >> "Regedit" (without the quotes). This takes you into registry, where you
> > >> look for "HKEY_LOCAL_MACH..." (again w/o quotes). From here, I always
> > >> have
> > >> to "feel" (WITH the quotes) my way along as I delete values as directed.
> > >> Again, w/my limited knowledge, I would begin all this by first creating a
> > >> new Restore Point--hoping to be able to backtrack if my deleting causes
> > >> problems. HTH, and I only answered in case you were left unanswered
> > >> elsewhere. s

Didn't work for me. The system still sees the drives (a DVD-ROM and
and CD-RW) but cannot see any disk loaded in either.

I'm beginning to suspect a microsoft update that installed
automatically about 2 weeks ago at a shutdown. That seems to be about
the time that iTunes stopped being able to find CDs and that my CD
writing software stopped being able to find blank CDs in either drive.