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CDRom drive missing from My Computer
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Originally Posted by 04ayasin 
Hi my hard disk drive D: appears in "DEVICE MANAGER" but does not appear in "MY COMPUTER" How do i get it to appear in "MY COMPUTER"?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q270008/
2) If your symptoms are the same as those described in the support article, follow the instructions for downloading and using the xp_cd_dvd_fix script that I supplied back in the 4th post in this thread.
3) If your symptoms are not exactly the same, please give us as much specific detail concerning your problem as possible (the text of any errors you receive, some history concerning the onset of the problem, details of all troubleshooting procedures you've tried so far, etc.).
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Please do not contact me by email or PM for help. We're all volunteers here, and only have so much free time to dedicate to our efforts.
However, if I've been working on a thread with you already, and seem to have "forgotten" your thread, please do send me a message. I try not to let things slip through the cracks, but it does happen sometimes.
DMR...all I have to say is thanks. I just realized that one of my drives had vanished and luckily I had found this thread. Thanks for providing the fix.
You're welcome; glad we could help!
"May the Wombat of Happiness snuffle through your underbrush."
- Ancient Aborigine blessing
Please do not contact me by email or PM for help. We're all volunteers here, and only have so much free time to dedicate to our efforts.
However, if I've been working on a thread with you already, and seem to have "forgotten" your thread, please do send me a message. I try not to let things slip through the cracks, but it does happen sometimes.
- Ancient Aborigine blessing
Please do not contact me by email or PM for help. We're all volunteers here, and only have so much free time to dedicate to our efforts.
However, if I've been working on a thread with you already, and seem to have "forgotten" your thread, please do send me a message. I try not to let things slip through the cracks, but it does happen sometimes.
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Originally Posted by pillboxusa
Do you use a Desktop PC or Notebook?
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one of three things:
software issue or corruption causing it to be dissappeared
listed under a different drive letter
hardware failure (either the cable, controller, or the drive itself)
Can you run cd's on your pc?? if you can, it's a glitch. if you can't, it's a problem.
if you can run a cd when the pc reboots, do a repair install
software issue or corruption causing it to be dissappeared
listed under a different drive letter
hardware failure (either the cable, controller, or the drive itself)
Can you run cd's on your pc?? if you can, it's a glitch. if you can't, it's a problem.
if you can run a cd when the pc reboots, do a repair install
Use all suggestions at your own risk, but if I helped you, please give me reputation points. I will do the same from now on. Also, follow me on twitter at: http://www.twitter.com/forumdude1024
"If all else fails, reinstall windows"
"If all else fails, reinstall windows"
Thanks... my DVD drive has been out for weeks so I finally decided to block out time today. This fix was fast, easy and it worked!!! One problem remains...while I can play DVD's and CD's, via WMP, I cannot view the contents via explorer.
I'll try rebooting later (working on a project)... in the meantime...any more tips would be much appreciated.
I'll try rebooting later (working on a project)... in the meantime...any more tips would be much appreciated.
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