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If you can't see your optical drives (CD/DVD Drives/Writers) in My Computer, then this tutorial will help you:
1. Open regedit and goto:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\ {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
2. Delete "UpperFilters" and "LowerFilters"keys in right-side pane.
3. Restart the system and now you should have access to your optical drives.
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Ronak Agrawal said:
Keep Posting.........
VG said:
Thank you.
Moe said:
Hi There,
Every time I click on my computer the optical take a while to show. My system actually has to search for them. I also get an error every time I am login onto my laptop. It says something like windows was shut down properly or change in hardware may be causing this then gives me about four options login on using safe mode, safe mode with networking, log on using the last proper known configuration.
I am running windows XP Pro SP2. Please help
chito said:
how ican i fix this prob. NTLDR IS MISSING
VG said:
Please look at solution of Point 7:
Link
Jack said:
I have this problem with my laptop and i ran the Guided Help from the Microsoft Website to no avail. Also I don't have a "CD-Rom/DVD Drive" heading under my Device Manager but I don't think it's a hardware problem because at boot i can load my Windows 2000 installation disc. How can I fix it?
Jack said:
I have this problem with my laptop and i ran the Guided Help from the Microsoft Website to no avail. Also I don't have a "CD-Rom/DVD Drive" heading under my Device Manager but I don't think it's a hardware problem because at boot i can load my Windows 2000 installation disc. How can I fix it?
Alex said:
Ok I've done this already and it still doesn't appear. i don't know if it's my Hardware or if its a software problem because I have this SM Bus Controller that needs to be installed and I cant figure out how to get the installer or where for that matter I really need to complete it I have an AMD Chipset motherboard with an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Processor, and an NVIDIA video card (Separate from motherboard) integrated Card is an ATI but I can't figure out what the heck it is to install the drivers from my CD because MY OPTICAL DRIVE DOESN'T PULL UP IN MY COMPUTER. My pc is an eMachines w3115 with the Motherboard, processor, RAM, and Video card altered, OS has not been altered neither the hard Drive so I need help badly. I have a stock DVD-RW DL Burner Please help me!!!
VG said:
^^ Pls check whether the optical drive is visible in Device Manager or not.
Alex said:
It is visible in Device Manager