this is a shot in the dark. are you sure that your drives have actually become uninstalled? it sounds like a conflict somewhere.

evidently i take it that you have a sony usb digital camera somewhere. have you tried reinstalling its driver and seeing what happens? could be that these devices are using a similar driver. what make are your cd/dvd rom drives.

heres what i think you have to do to reinstate your devices.

totally uninstall the drivers that device manager claims to have found for these devices.
delete the devices from device manager.
restart you computer and let windows redetect your drives
reload the specific drivers for your drives. these may come on a cd or a floppy disk.
check device manager for listings of your device and any conflicts.

check out this website for more info on that particular message and for support.
www.support.microsoft.com

you can thank me.... i did it for you

see below

Code 41

Windows successfully loaded the device driver for this hardware but cannot find the hardware device. (Code 41)



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A driver was loaded but Windows cannot find the device. This error occurs when Windows does not detect a non-Plug and Play device.

If the device was removed, uninstall the driver, install the device, and then click Scan for hardware changes to reinstall the driver. If the hardware was not removed, obtain a new or updated driver for the device.

If the device is a non-Plug and Play device, a newer version of the driver might be needed. To install non-Plug and Play devices, use the Add Hardware wizard. Click Performance and Maintenance on Control Panel, click System, and on the Hardware tab, click Add Hardware Wizard.

On the General Properties tab of the device, click Troubleshoot to start the Troubleshooting Wizard.

hope this helps...

ahhh ok i will try this

unfortunetly I can't find any driver for a Mitsumi FX48++W CD rom

but i will try what u have said and let u know what happens

thanks Janine

kisses for u janine

it worked!

thank you

good stuff, thats what i like to hear. if you get any more problems let me know and i'll endeavour to assist again:lol:

hi janine,you sound a bit of a wizz can you help me,ever since i bought my laptop (with built in dvd player)the dvd plays slow and skips and the sound is crap i have moved from uk to australia so i cant send it back,it is a elite group i-buddie a907 256mb 1 gig (533mhz) 40 gb i have tried everything and played it on win dvd real player, shrink,windows media player 9 and 10,do u know anything i might try to sort this out.(other than throwing the laptop out of the window)because thats how i feel at the moment,thanks Daz

Daz, you have an existing topic in the Windows XP section for this specific problem. It's better placed there so please don't cross-post the same problem in different forum sections. This particular topic is in itself mis-placed.

i will most certainly try to help you.

Firstly not knowing my region codes etc i am not sure if you are still operating a PAL region code in oz or the other 1. it shouldnt make a difference anyway unless you only have a region 2 DVD player. by the sounds of it this may well be the case. is it only doing this on DVDs purchased in oz or both DVDs purchased there and in the uk. Also the software could be an issue. You might be lucky and be able to access the software setup. if you can ensure its on multi region.

I personally use programs like NERO and ROXIO for dvd playback.

It might also be worth trying to clean the laser as sometimes dirt on the laser can cause sound and playback problems.

also have a look in device manager just to make sure there are not any conflicting devices anywhere.

We've asked for a different question to be asked in this topic and that by implication means that we don't want different questions to be answered in the topic. Please provide suggestions related to the new question asked by Daz in the other topic already posted about the same question.

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