my dvd-rom and cd-rw won't register when discs are inserted.I tried fixing
this by going to device manager in XP(my OS), and cd-rom drives is not an
option and doesn't show up there or in My Computer. I was wondering how to
fix this.

Hi swift,

See this KB article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060/

--
Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
MVP - Windows Shell/User

"swift" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> my dvd-rom and cd-rw won't register when discs are inserted.I tried fixing
> this by going to device manager in XP(my OS), and cd-rom drives is not an
> option and doesn't show up there or in My Computer. I was wondering how to
> fix this.

I did the guided help for the filters and got a response:
'The UpperFilters and Lowerfilters registry values that can cause CD access
problems do not exist on your computer.'
...this may be because I did this earlier looking at the forum, and then
restarted the computer, but they still weren't reading. I tried it again and
thats the message I got. Should I undo this?and try something else? I
appreciate the help,

"Jane C" wrote:

> Hi swift,
>
> See this KB article:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060/
>
> --
> Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
> MVP - Windows Shell/User
>
> "swift" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:95CCE02A-C76D-4EEA-BEC6-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > my dvd-rom and cd-rw won't register when discs are inserted.I tried fixing
> > this by going to device manager in XP(my OS), and cd-rom drives is not an
> > option and doesn't show up there or in My Computer. I was wondering how to
> > fix this.
>