Some programs install upper and lower filters which cause your problem. If
installed, you can edit them from the registry, but make sure you make a
copy of the registry keys before you remove the filters.
"agricola36" <agricola36@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I've been using Vista business 64 bit for about 3 weeks now, at first
> there
> was the software/hardware problem, but gradually I've worked that out, I
> un-installed the last two programmes Studio and Roxio and my optical
> drives
> are reconised. The two programmes website say it is compatable with Vista,
> and that maybe so, but it seems to conflict with the drives, has anybody
> got
> any ideas about what I maybe doing wrong. All I know is that when I
> installed
> the two software and eventually went to bed, when I woke up, I noticed
> that
> I had no optical drives and no matter I did, it would not remedy the
> situation?