CD drives disappeared after Win XP SP2 installation

The CD drives disappeared after Win XP SP2 installation.
I can see the drives in the device manager but they are disabled.
I’ve uninstalled them and I rebooted the computer but it didn’t fix it. As a
result of this I can’t use them or see them in the windows explorer.
Any suggestions how to fix this?

All the best,
FM

Hi,

See if this helps:
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.htm

Under section 8 - Problems - there is a link to a patch that often resolves
this problem

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"ultrapcsdotnet" wrote in message
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The CD drives disappeared after Win XP SP2 installation.
I can see the drives in the device manager but they are disabled.
I’ve uninstalled them and I rebooted the computer but it didn’t fix
it. As a
result of this I can’t use them or see them in the windows explorer.
Any suggestions how to fix this?

All the best,
FM

Hi,

Save the file below to your hard drive. Navigate to where you saved it and
double click the file. A confirmation dialog will appear when the script is
done. You may need to reboot for the change to take effect.

Restore CD/DVD in Explorer
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs...cd_dvd_fix.vbs

CD-ROM Drive or DVD-ROM Drive Missing After You Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/search/...;en-us;Q320553
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All the Best,
Kelly

Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP-Shell/User
2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm


"ultrapcsdotnet" wrote in message
...
The CD drives disappeared after Win XP SP2 installation.
I can see the drives in the device manager but they are disabled.
I've uninstalled them and I rebooted the computer but it didn't fix it. As
a
result of this I can't use them or see them in the windows explorer.
Any suggestions how to fix this?

All the best,
FM

-----Original Message-----
Hi,

Save the file below to your hard drive. Navigate to where=20
you saved it and=20
double click the file. A confirmation dialog will appear=20
when the script is=20
done. You may need to reboot for the change to take=20
effect.

Restore CD/DVD in Explorer
http://www.kellys-korner-
xp.com/regs_edits/xp_cd_dvd_fix.vbs

CD-ROM Drive or DVD-ROM Drive Missing After You Install=20
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx?
scid=3Dkb;en-us;Q320553
--=20
All the Best,
Kelly

Microsoft-MVP Windows=AE XP-Shell/User
2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm


"ultrapcsdotnet"=20
wrote in=20
message=20
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The CD drives disappeared after Win XP SP2 installation.
I can see the drives in the device manager but they are=20
disabled.
I've uninstalled them and I rebooted the computer but=20
it didn't fix it. As=20
a
result of this I can't use them or see them in the=20
windows explorer.
Any suggestions how to fix this?

All the best,
FM
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Thank you Kelly for posting the path to the CD fix. SP2=20
has caused many headaches for me. I will probably never=20
install another SP or Win update...