[monkeyman41]

my old cd drive was jammed so i got a new one
i plugged it in correctly and it was working like it opens and closes i look on my computer its not there .
i look under admin tools and computer management and its listed as blank when you right click on it the only thing u get is help i tried to put my old one back in and it didnt show up on my computer either and its also listed as blank

Edited by monkeyman41, 18 February 2008 - 09:58 AM.

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try this...
Click Start... Run.
Type in regedit and hit OK.
Click the plus sign (+) next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Then go to System/CurrentControlSet/Control/Class/

Click on {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

On the right hand side of the window, click UpperFilters.
Right click and select delete.
On the right hand side of the window, click LowerFilters
Right click and select delete.
Close the Registry then Restart the computer.

[happyrock]

try this...
Click Start... Run.
Type in regedit and hit OK.
Click the plus sign (+) next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Then go to System/CurrentControlSet/Control/Class/

Click on {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

On the right hand side of the window, click UpperFilters.
Right click and select delete.
On the right hand side of the window, click LowerFilters
Right click and select delete.
Close the Registry then Restart the computer.

[monkeyman41]

alright i did that now what
nothing is different

[happyrock]

then try this..
The popular CDGONE patch. CD drives may vanish in Windows Explorer, Device Manager, etc. if a third-party CD-burning package has been uninstalled and Registry references for some code modules aren’t removed successfully. This patch and a reboot usually will restore the missing drives. Any third party package still required will then have to be re-installed...
get it here......its this one Restore Missing CD Drive

[monkeyman41]

i think i know what it is i have deamon tools running could that be it?

[monkeyman41]

yup removing deamon tools did it
ty very much for your help

[monkeyman41]

new problem lol
so it appears on my computer now
but
when i put any cd in
it does nthn .....
when i click on the drive it says plz insert disk

[happyrock]

try using the device manager to uninstall the secondary ATAPI drivers...reboot and see if it works

[monkeyman41]

doesnt have any secondary files

Edited by monkeyman41, 18 February 2008 - 08:29 PM.

[monkeyman41]

btw the drive is gone agn lol
it was there because i had daemon tools on

[happyrock]

the drive is gone again
why are you playing with a virtual cd/dvd-rom emulator...it seems to me that this is causing your problems...

Edited by happyrck, 19 February 2008 - 08:01 AM.

[monkeyman41]

its from a long time ago
i got rid of it and my thing is still missing

[wannabe1]

Click Start then Run and type regedit...click "Ok"

In the left pane, expand (click +) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, then SYSTEM, then CurrentControlSet, then Control, then Class, and click on {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} In the right pane, are UpperFilters and/or LowerFilters listed?

[monkeyman41]

no

[wannabe1]

Does your optical drive show in Device Manager under "DVD/CD-ROM drives"?