Vista - Lost my CD devices

07-02-2008

Hi,
I am expirencing a somewhat strange difficulty with my windows lately. The
fast is that when i open "my computer" i can't see nor open the dvd drives.

I've tried to turn them off in the "device manager" and turned them back on
again but that did not work. I've also tried to fill in the path in the
adress bar but that did not work either.

I am not looking forward to have to reinstall my PC or using a system
restore point. Please help me find an easy solution.

Thanks,
Klaas-Thijs Postma

07-02-2008

Removing the upper and lower filters sometimes helps. Ignore the fact that it
says 'updated to Vista'. Have a look here
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929461/en-us

"Klijs" wrote:

Quote:

> Hi,
> I am expirencing a somewhat strange difficulty with my windows lately. The
> fast is that when i open "my computer" i can't see nor open the dvd drives.
>
> I've tried to turn them off in the "device manager" and turned them back on
> again but that did not work. I've also tried to fill in the path in the
> adress bar but that did not work either.
>
> I am not looking forward to have to reinstall my PC or using a system
> restore point. Please help me find an easy solution.
>
> Thanks,
> Klaas-Thijs Postma

07-02-2008	#1 (permalink)
Klijs n/a posts	Lost my CD devices Hi, I am expirencing a somewhat strange difficulty with my windows lately. The fast is that when i open "my computer" i can't see nor open the dvd drives. I've tried to turn them off in the "device manager" and turned them back on again but that did not work. I've also tried to fill in the path in the adress bar but that did not work either. I am not looking forward to have to reinstall my PC or using a system restore point. Please help me find an easy solution. Thanks, Klaas-Thijs Postma
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07-02-2008	#2 (permalink)
BurrWalnut n/a posts	RE: Lost my CD devices Removing the upper and lower filters sometimes helps. Ignore the fact that it says 'updated to Vista'. Have a look here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929461/en-us "Klijs" wrote: Quote: > Hi, > I am expirencing a somewhat strange difficulty with my windows lately. The > fast is that when i open "my computer" i can't see nor open the dvd drives. > > I've tried to turn them off in the "device manager" and turned them back on > again but that did not work. I've also tried to fill in the path in the > adress bar but that did not work either. > > I am not looking forward to have to reinstall my PC or using a system > restore point. Please help me find an easy solution. > > Thanks, > Klaas-Thijs Postma
My System Specs

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