i recently reinstalled windows xp onto my computer
now when i go to "my computer", my cd-rom drive and my dvd-rom drive don't even show up
when i put in cds or dvds, they don't play
help!

layla wrote:

> I recently reinstalled windows xp onto my computer.
> now when I go to "my computer", my cd-rom drive and my dvd-rom drive don't even show up.
> When I put in cds or dvds, they don't play.

Drop in on Kelly's site, below, click on "D" and scroll to...
"DVD - Missing in the Device Manager"

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