cannot read cdroms after installing winXP SP2

Well after instaling SP2 I too lost my ATAPI-CD ROM-DRIVE-56X, I did
uninstall SP2 only to loose my scanner too!!!so I reinstaled it and still
both problems accour, it seems sp2 is really a trap, and hey guys I noticed
no expert is even amswering your questions, is this a Microsoft crying forum
or what?!!! Thanks..
Nabil..

"Randy" wrote:

Supergenius,

I have the same problem with 2 drives, my DVD-ROM won't read disks...see
below:

Please bear with, here is my problem:

DVD-ROM won't read disks after reboot in WinXP. My computer icon initially
shows
DVD-ROM drive, which changes to CD-ROM drive after any disk inserted; any
attempt
to explore the drive brings up 'Please insert disk in drive I:'

1. DVD-ROM will work (read all disks) ONE TIME (first boot) after I move it
to another
location on IDE cable (jumpers good), or change a setting related to the
drive or
IDE; subsequent reboot causes above indications.

2. DVD-ROM will read disks no problem using a DOS boot disk (i.e. win98)
w/CD drivers
on this computer. Moved it to daughters computer running win98, and it works
fine.
Moved it back to this computer.

3. DVD-ROM (Artec 16X) is currently jumpered as master on secondary IDE
buss, Plextor
CD-RW is jumpered slave on same buss. Both drives are correctly recognized
by bios
and winXP device manager.

4. Bought a SiiG ultra ata PCI/IDE controller card, tried the DVD-ROM by
itself on
this card (has its own bios); again, recognized correctly in winXP, works
FIRST time
boot, but no boots after that.

5. Changing DMA/PIO settings in bios or in winXP device manager only results
in drive
working on FIRST boot, again, not after.

6. Uninstalling DVD-ROM in device manager and then hardware search does not
fix the
problem.

7. I'm running HP Home Upgrade (previously win98 SE)
with SP2 installed. MOBO is Albatron KX600 Pro w/Athlon 2600+. MOBO bios is
current,
DVD-ROM firmware is current (box says 'Engineered for winXP), CD-RW is
current. No
other OS system problems other than this (so far).

Why would this drive work perfectly at initial install boot-up, but not
after? Is
there something in the OS registry changing upon reboot? Any help would be
appreciated.

"supergenius" wrote:

After installing winXP SP2 I can no longer read any type
of cd rom. I have one CD-RW drive and one 56X CD drive.
Both drives appear in My Computer. When I go into Device
Manager and check the properties of each drive it says
that the device is working properly. Is anyone else
experiencing this problem after installing winXP SP2??