LOST DVD ICON IN WINDOWS EXPLORER

[Guest]

Hi! Recently i found out that the dvd icon from my windows explorer and from
my Computer panel was disappeared. Another thing is that when i load the
Fail-Safe Defaults within BIOS the PC after testing RAM memory recognises the
DVD and the DVD-R but can't find the HDD that I have but when i do exactly
the same with the Optimize Defaults within BIOS the PC can;t find the DVD at
all.

Which Might Be The Reason For this?
If Someone Can think anything, please don't hesitate to write it down.

Thank You!!!

 

[Kelly]

Hi,

See if this helps:

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

 

[Guest]

Thanks for ressponding so quickly. I tried the fix you suggested but the
problem remains. The thing is that when i load the fail safe defaults within
BIOS both dvd and dvd-r are working fine but the HDD doesn't. And when i load
the optimized defaults then the dvd doesn't work. Could you help me on this?

 

[Malke]

Thanks for ressponding so quickly. I tried the fix you suggested but
the problem remains. The thing is that when i load the fail safe
defaults within BIOS both dvd and dvd-r are working fine but the HDD
doesn't. And when i load the optimized defaults then the dvd doesn't
work. Could you help me on this?

It sounds like you have hardware problems. If all your devices worked at
one time, then you know they are jumpered correctly. If you've recently
added any of the devices, check to make sure you have them properly
configured master/slave/cable select. You can try swapping out the
cables with new ones. If none of that works, then probably one of your
motherboard's IDE connectors has died.

Malke

 

[Kelly]

Thanks, Malke and good luck Stefanos.