CD drives disappeared after Win XP SP2 installation

[Guest]

The CD drives disappeared after Win XP SP2 installation.
I can see the drives in the device manager but they are disabled.
I’ve uninstalled them and I rebooted the computer but it didn’t fix it. As a
result of this I can’t use them or see them in the windows explorer.
Any suggestions how to fix this?

All the best,
FM

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

See if this helps:
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.htm

Under section 8 - Problems - there is a link to a patch that often resolves
this problem

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Kelly]

Hi,

Save the file below to your hard drive. Navigate to where you saved it and
double click the file. A confirmation dialog will appear when the script is
done. You may need to reboot for the change to take effect.

Restore CD/DVD in Explorer
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/xp_cd_dvd_fix.vbs

CD-ROM Drive or DVD-ROM Drive Missing After You Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q320553
/taskbarplus!.htm

 

[Jim]

-----Original Message-----
Hi,

Save the file below to your hard drive. Navigate to where you saved it and
double click the file. A confirmation dialog will appear when the script is
done. You may need to reboot for the change to take effect.

Restore CD/DVD in Explorer
http://www.kellys-korner- xp.com/regs_edits/xp_cd_dvd_fix.vbs

CD-ROM Drive or DVD-ROM Drive Missing After You Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx? scid=kb;en-us;Q320553
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All the Best,
Kelly

Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP-Shell/User
2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm


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Thank you Kelly for posting the path to the CD fix. SP2

has caused many headaches for me. I will probably never
install another SP or Win update...