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CD Drive Missing in Device Management Applet

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anil_861 Original post #1
Sep 2, 2006 at 12:23 AM
no cd-rom is seen in the my computer panel and also in device manager... i had alos tried by adding new hardware option , but it didnt work. wat to do??????????????
mediator
Sep 2, 2006 at 12:33 AM
Re: help me guys...........

Did u google? I faced this situation...and my answer through google! I guess there are two registry keys that u have to delete and then restart!
Search for it!
sysfilez
Sep 2, 2006 at 10:37 AM
even i faced this problem, but after few restarts it came back automatically. mysterious.
ilugd
ilugd #4
Sep 2, 2006 at 11:43 AM
What exactly are you trying to do anil? Please, this is not the way to post

Digit Forum > Across The Board > Hardware Troubleshooting
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=299561#post299561

Digit Forum > Across The Board > Hardware Troubleshooting
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35459

You will just get fragmented responses, and people will choose to ignore the repeated posts, ok?
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iconhmt #5
Sep 4, 2006 at 7:56 PM
anil_861 said:
no cd-rom is seen in the my computer panel and also in device manager... i had alos tried by adding new hardware option , but it didnt work. wat to do??????????????


Try to install the dosbase cd-rom Driver which is come with cdrw of samsung.
Pathik
Pathik #6
Sep 4, 2006 at 8:26 PM
try assigning it a drive letter 4m diskmgmt.msc