CDRom not detected

[Greg Willis]

Hi,
I have a problem where the single cdrom drive in a dual boot system is
detected and operable in Windows Millennium but not in Windows XP. The drive
in question is an LG CD-RW CED 8081B. I have tried removing the drive from
Device Manager to no avail. Device Manager lists a problem with the drive:
"Windows could not load the device drivers for this hardware. The diver may
be corrupt or missing. Code 39" and "Windows did not start a related device
driver. To learn more click the drivers tab." The CDRom does not appear at
all in Windows Explorer. The hard drive is not newly formatted. The problem
just appeared on it's own...well, without warning. I have been unable to
link the problem to the installation of any other software. Once again, the
CDRom is fine if the computer is booted to Millennium.
What steps can I take to correct this problem in XP?
Your help is greatly appreciated,
Thanks in advance,
Greg.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Greg,

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" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone