Will SP1 address the missing Drives issue?

[Rod]

I have posted before about this, but it is NOW starting to really, REALLY
irk me...

My PC HAS the following physical drives:

A: Floppy (enabled but does NOT see to ever work - can live without it,
though WHY I should I don't know...)
C: for O/S and Apps
D: for Docs
E: DVD Burner
F: CD Burner
G: Removeable HDD for backups. Always connected at the moment, NOT always ON
though.

When I USE one or other of the E or F Drives to burn anything, or to just
PLAY a CD or DVD, the OTHER of these Drives just 'disappears' til the next
reboot. Occasionally the G Drive (when it's tunred ON) will also just go
missing and not be displayed...then it reappears...

I saw a 'fix', a patch, but that was said to be for XP PCs. I have Vista
Ultimate. Will that patch work (assuming I can find it again!?!?!).

Or will Vista's SP1 cure this?

Any help and guidance would be GREATLY appreciated as always.

Rgds
Rod
Perth

 

[Jay]

I have posted before about this, but it is NOW starting to really, REALLY
irk me...

http://technet2.microsoft.com/Windo...f706-401e-abb5-eec42ea0a03e1033.mspx?mfr=true

 

[Rod]

....so that looks like an SP1 "NO" then....

http://technet2.microsoft.com/Windo...f706-401e-abb5-eec42ea0a03e1033.mspx?mfr=true

 

[Jay]

...so that looks like an SP1 "NO" then....

No idea, sorry.
I just provided the link. I don't have that problem (or 99.9% of those
reported here) so didn't read through it.
Other than a cursory skim.

 

[John Barnes]

A - What does enabled mean? Have you checked the cabling etc. to see if it
is plugged in properly. Does the light stay on? Does it work in another
computer?
E F - Sounds like you have installed some program which causes this problem.
Disappears from where? Disk Management has what informtion for these
devices? A E F

 

[The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly]

A - What does enabled mean? Have you checked the cabling etc. to see if
it is plugged in properly. Does the light stay on? Does it work in
another computer?
E F - Sounds like you have installed some program which causes this
problem. Disappears from where? Disk Management has what informtion for
these devices? A E F

Do you have iTunes installed?


--
"Fair use is not merely a nice concept--it is a federal law based on
free speech rights under the First Amendment and is a cornerstone of the
creativity and innovation that is a hallmark of this country. Consumer
rights in the digital age are not frivolous."
- Maura Corbett

 

[The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly]

I have posted before about this, but it is NOW starting to really,
REALLY irk me...

My PC HAS the following physical drives:

A: Floppy (enabled but does NOT see to ever work - can live without it,
though WHY I should I don't know...)
C: for O/S and Apps
D: for Docs
E: DVD Burner
F: CD Burner
G: Removeable HDD for backups. Always connected at the moment, NOT
always ON though.

When I USE one or other of the E or F Drives to burn anything, or to
just PLAY a CD or DVD, the OTHER of these Drives just 'disappears' til
the next reboot. Occasionally the G Drive (when it's tunred ON) will
also just go missing and not be displayed...then it reappears...

I saw a 'fix', a patch, but that was said to be for XP PCs. I have Vista
Ultimate. Will that patch work (assuming I can find it again!?!?!).

Or will Vista's SP1 cure this?

Any help and guidance would be GREATLY appreciated as always.

Rgds
Rod
Perth

Do you have iTunes installed?

--
"Fair use is not merely a nice concept--it is a federal law based on
free speech rights under the First Amendment and is a cornerstone of the
creativity and innovation that is a hallmark of this country. Consumer
rights in the digital age are not frivolous."
- Maura Corbett

 

[The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly]

The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'
wrote:

Do you have iTunes installed?

Here Rod. Sorry for the multiple posts, but I am trying to fix this
exact problem for a family member's computer on Vista. They have iTunes
installed. Here is some information on it, but I do not believe there
is an actual fix. I used this regedit for them and they keep needing to
use system restore to restore their DVD drive, just like you keep
needing to reboot.

http://www.randomfix.com/2007/04/12/windows-vista-–-missing-cddvd-rom-drive/

Try this suggestion from this forum and see if it works for you:
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=50667#344729

Good luck. Post back and let us know.

--
"Fair use is not merely a nice concept--it is a federal law based on
free speech rights under the First Amendment and is a cornerstone of the
creativity and innovation that is a hallmark of this country. Consumer
rights in the digital age are not frivolous."
- Maura Corbett

 

[Rod]

NO thoughts anyone????

http://technet2.microsoft.com/Windo...f706-401e-abb5-eec42ea0a03e1033.mspx?mfr=true