[dyudrop]

CD/DVD DRIVE ICON MISSING FROM MY COMPUTER WHEREAS IN DEVICE MANAGER ITS WORKING PROPERLY (WITHOUT ANY YELLOW EXCLAMATION MARK BESIDE).I'V TRIED TO UPDATE AND UNINSTALL AND RESTART,NOTHING WORKED....PLEASE HELP!!!!!!

Edited by dyudrop, 26 November 2009 - 03:47 AM.

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One of these may help:
1. Uninstall the drive through Device Manager.
Restart computer. The drive will be automatically reinstalled.
or...
2. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060
Restart computer.
or...
3. Download, and run Restore Missing CD Drive patch
Double click on cdgone.zip to unzip it.
Right click on cdgone.reg, click Merge.
Accept registry merge.
Restart computer.
or...
4. Go to Device Manager, click a "+" sign next to IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers.
You'll see two items:
- ATA Channel0 (or Primary Channel)
- ATA Channel1 (or Secondary Channel)
Right click on each of them, and click Uninstall. Confirm.
Restart Windows. They'll be automatically reinstalled.

Thank's to Broni for the instructions

[rshaffer61]

One of these may help:
1. Uninstall the drive through Device Manager.
Restart computer. The drive will be automatically reinstalled.
or...
2. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060
Restart computer.
or...
3. Download, and run Restore Missing CD Drive patch
Double click on cdgone.zip to unzip it.
Right click on cdgone.reg, click Merge.
Accept registry merge.
Restart computer.
or...
4. Go to Device Manager, click a "+" sign next to IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers.
You'll see two items:
- ATA Channel0 (or Primary Channel)
- ATA Channel1 (or Secondary Channel)
Right click on each of them, and click Uninstall. Confirm.
Restart Windows. They'll be automatically reinstalled.

Thank's to Broni for the instructions

[dyudrop]

thanks....tried all but didnt work..when the cdgone folder was unzipped it had to files(cdgone and editreg) but none with right click had merge..how do i make it work?

[rshaffer61]

So if you right click on the file named cdgone.reg there is no merge option?

[dyudrop]

nopee...

[dyudrop]

iv done the merge...found it..do i hav to reboot it??coz its still not showing

[rshaffer61]

yes reboot

[dyudrop]

yup done....not still not showing

[rshaffer61]

Does the drive work when you insert a disk?

[dyudrop]

its reading and the light's blinking but even when a disk s inserted its not showing any difference

[rshaffer61]

Do you have a different drive you can use to test in the system?

[dyudrop]

nope.just one..anything else that could work.....??

[rshaffer61]

This seems to be a faulty drive from all indications and tests we have run.

[dyudrop]

so wat do u suggest i do now??but its showing that its working correctly in the device manager and blinks and makes sound when cd is entered..

[rshaffer61]

Is the little green light continually blinking when you put a disk in?