xp is not seeing my cdrw drive and is telling me the
driver in xp is corrupt or missing. how do i correct this
as i can not reload xp without the cdrw???

Goto http://www.aumha.org/a/xpcd.php#problems
See the second "problem" (read the caveats)
Run the provided registry patch

That should fix your problem (basically, a filter driver is missing or
non-operational, the registry patch will delete the filter drivers
references for your cdrom(s))


Basically, the reg file from above carries out the steps displayed at this
website


CD-ROM Drive or DVD-ROM Drive Missing After You Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;320553

CD-ROM Access Is Missing and Messages Cite Error Code 31, Code 32, Code 19,
or Code 39 After You Remove Easy CD Creator in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;314060




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"billijo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:2b2701c33f7e$419ad080$(E-Mail Removed)...
> xp is not seeing my cdrw drive and is telling me the
> driver in xp is corrupt or missing. how do i correct this
> as i can not reload xp without the cdrw???

The CD should not need any particular drivers. I would uninstall the drive
in Device manager, and then reboot. It may re-load it correctly that way.

If you have your XP CD, try booting to the CD (you may have to change a BIOS
setting to do this - email if you need more info.) If you can boot to the
CD, then you know it's OK. If not, nothing you change in Windows is going
to help - the drive may be bad.

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"billijo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:2b2701c33f7e$419ad080$(E-Mail Removed)...
> xp is not seeing my cdrw drive and is telling me the
> driver in xp is corrupt or missing. how do i correct this
> as i can not reload xp without the cdrw???