Many times users face strange problem when they can't the optical drives in My Computer window even if the drive is fine and works in other computers.
If you also facing this problem and can't see your optical drives (CD/DVD Drives/Writers) in My Computer, then this tutorial will help you.
Simply follow these simple steps:
1. Type regedit in RUN dialog box and press Enter. It'll open Registry Editor.
2. Now go to following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\ {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
3. Delete "UpperFilters" and "LowerFilters"keys in right-side pane.
4. Restart the system and now you should have access to your optical drives.
This article was posted by VG in following section: Troubleshooting, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP.
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Ronak Agrawal
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Moe
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
how ican i fix this prob. NTLDR IS MISSING
VG
Please look at solution of Point 7:
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Jack
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
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
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
^^ Pls check whether the optical drive is visible in Device Manager or not.
Alex
It is visible in Device Manager
Alex
I'm not sure but the way my Hardware is hooked is my Disc drive is an IDE with a converter or jumper or whatever it's called it turns the IDE hookup into part SATA because My Mainboard is built for IDE and SATA as far as I know. Mainly IDE, It's just a weird setup that my brother and I did to make my PC Run with the new Hardware such as my new MBoard, and procesor and RAM.