When I open My Computer or Windows Explorer, my CDR drive D: is not shown.
It shows up in device manager as enabled and operating correctly. If a disk
is put in, the drive will spin up and read, but no info is displayed. If a
disk such as windows setup is inserted in the drive and the computer is
restarted, it will boot the system from the cdr and it properly shows up on
the display. How do I get windows to recognize the drive. I have downloaded a
new driver from microsoft and installed it with no difference. the drive
works properly in another computer. The drive also shows up in the BIOS.
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wcampbell2

Hi whcampbell2

Follow the article and hopefully that will takecare of the issue .

create the system restore before making any chnages in registry

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/270008

Muzafar

See line 399 (right hand side):
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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"whcampbell2" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:4FBDC2C0-4D73-45D5-9E05-(E-Mail Removed)...
> When I open My Computer or Windows Explorer, my CDR drive D: is not
> shown.
> It shows up in device manager as enabled and operating correctly. If a
> disk
> is put in, the drive will spin up and read, but no info is displayed. If a
> disk such as windows setup is inserted in the drive and the computer is
> restarted, it will boot the system from the cdr and it properly shows up
> on
> the display. How do I get windows to recognize the drive. I have
> downloaded a
> new driver from microsoft and installed it with no difference. the drive
> works properly in another computer. The drive also shows up in the BIOS.
> --
> wcampbell2

Already tried this. Did not work.

Thanks
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wcampbell2


"Muzafar Ganie" wrote:

>
>
> Hi whcampbell2
>
> Follow the article and hopefully that will takecare of the issue .
>
> create the system restore before making any chnages in registry
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/270008
>
> Muzafar

I tried the line 399 change, it did not work for me.

Thanks

"Kelly" wrote:

> See line 399 (right hand side):
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> --
>
> All the Best,
> Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)
>
> Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm
>
> SupportSpace
> www.supportspace.com/pages?aiu=kellyskorner
>
> "whcampbell2" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:4FBDC2C0-4D73-45D5-9E05-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > When I open My Computer or Windows Explorer, my CDR drive D: is not
> > shown.
> > It shows up in device manager as enabled and operating correctly. If a
> > disk
> > is put in, the drive will spin up and read, but no info is displayed. If a
> > disk such as windows setup is inserted in the drive and the computer is
> > restarted, it will boot the system from the cdr and it properly shows up
> > on
> > the display. How do I get windows to recognize the drive. I have
> > downloaded a
> > new driver from microsoft and installed it with no difference. the drive
> > works properly in another computer. The drive also shows up in the BIOS.
> > --
> > wcampbell2
>
>

wcampbell2 wrote:
> I tried the line 399 change, it did not work for me.
>
> Thanks
>
> "Kelly" wrote:
>
>> See line 399 (right hand side):
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>>
>> --
>>
>> All the Best,
>> Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)
>>
>> Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm
>>
>> SupportSpace
>> www.supportspace.com/pages?aiu=kellyskorner
>>
>> "whcampbell2" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> message news:4FBDC2C0-4D73-45D5-9E05-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> When I open My Computer or Windows Explorer, my CDR drive D: is not
>>> shown.
>>> It shows up in device manager as enabled and operating correctly.
>>> If a disk
>>> is put in, the drive will spin up and read, but no info is
>>> displayed. If a disk such as windows setup is inserted in the drive
>>> and the computer is restarted, it will boot the system from the cdr
>>> and it properly shows up on
>>> the display. How do I get windows to recognize the drive. I have
>>> downloaded a
>>> new driver from microsoft and installed it with no difference. the
>>> drive works properly in another computer. The drive also shows up
>>> in the BIOS. --
>>> wcampbell2

Did you reboot?

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Mike Pawlak