Direct9.X update and no more CD Drive

Hi
I installed the recommended Windows update of Direct 9X
end user update and I do not see my CD Drive anymore.
I have a Dell Latitude C810 and Win2K Pro.
I reformated my drive, reinstalled everything, worked well
for a week or two, installed the last update of Direct9.X
and pfuttt......
I reinstalled my CD driver again few times, restarted each
time, disable, etc..., NADA. Then, I ran Dell diagnostics
5) diskettes, which sees and tests my CD Drive OK but back
to normal, no more CD Drive (driver?)in the Window
Explorer or the Device Manager. It turns for sure but
no "see"
Can you help?
Cheers

anticmos b virus
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi
>I installed the recommended Windows update of Direct 9X
>end user update and I do not see my CD Drive anymore.
>I have a Dell Latitude C810 and Win2K Pro.
>I reformated my drive, reinstalled everything, worked
well
>for a week or two, installed the last update of Direct9.X
>and pfuttt......
>I reinstalled my CD driver again few times, restarted
each
>time, disable, etc..., NADA. Then, I ran Dell diagnostics
>5) diskettes, which sees and tests my CD Drive OK but
back
>to normal, no more CD Drive (driver?)in the Window
>Explorer or the Device Manager. It turns for sure but
>no "see"
>Can you help?
>Cheers
>
>.
>

thanks
Can I remove it safely?
Norton 8.01 with latest definitions does not see it. I
try a so called bootup floppy from McAfee but cannot
bootup.
Any idea
cheers
Patrick
>-----Original Message-----
>anticmos b virus
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi
>>I installed the recommended Windows update of Direct 9X
>>end user update and I do not see my CD Drive anymore.
>>I have a Dell Latitude C810 and Win2K Pro.
>>I reformated my drive, reinstalled everything, worked
>well
>>for a week or two, installed the last update of
Direct9.X
>>and pfuttt......
>>I reinstalled my CD driver again few times, restarted
>each
>>time, disable, etc..., NADA. Then, I ran Dell
diagnostics
>>5) diskettes, which sees and tests my CD Drive OK but
>back
>>to normal, no more CD Drive (driver?)in the Window
>>Explorer or the Device Manager. It turns for sure but
>>no "see"
>>Can you help?
>>Cheers
>>
>>.
>>
>.
>