no icon in "my computer"

[Guest]

hi

ive just installed a new dvd rewriter but the D drive icon does not appear
when i go into my computer.the Q drive and the floppy disk drive are there
tho and i find this strange,any ideas?

 

[NotMe]

Does it show as available in Disk Management or in Device Manager?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

This applies to XP also if you have TweakUI...
Missing Drives in My Computer and Windows Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;191579

My CD drives have vanished (from Explorer, Device Manager, etc.)
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.php#problems

My CD drives have vanished (from Explorer, Device Manager, etc.)
[[This happens quite often if one of the third-party packages has been
uninstalled. They add references in the Registry for modules which they use,
and these references fail to be removed, leaving Windows unable to find the
files apparently needed for CD devices at the next boot. There is a simple
Registry patch to correct this.
http://aumha.org/downloads/cdgone.zip

Restore CD/DVD Drives to Explorer
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_cd_dvd_fix.htm

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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