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CD drive disappeared XP,
Vista, Windows 7!
Cd Drives disappear in Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7. I found
out about the missing CD drive problem when a customer brought their
computer to me after they did an update. It could be Microsoft update
issues or it could be an issue with some other software updating.
Whatever is causing this missing cd rom issue I know the fix for it.
Before I get to the fix I need to mention that I had to do this fix
to a Windows 7 machine three days after Windows 7 was released. So now I
have seen missing CD rom drives in XP Vista and Windows 7.
The fix is not all that hard. Its a simple removal of high and low
filters errors in the Windows Registry. These instructions are on
another page but I felt it necessary to make sure that everyone knows
that even the newest version of Windows can have the missing CD rom
drive issue. Unless your CD or DVD drive is failing or has failed this
should fix your problem. If it does not, it should not hurt your system
and it will eliminate a possible issue.
Follow this:
Click on Start
Click Run
Type REGEDIT and press Enter
note: Vista doesn't come with the run
command enabled so just type REGEDIT in the search bar above
Start...
Click on the plus signs (+) next to the following folders to
open them.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
SYSTEM
CurrentControlSet
Control
Class
{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
(It looks like the same Registry name for XP, Vista, and Windows
7 ?)
This folder is the DVD/CD-ROM Drive Class Description in the
registry. Look for any of the following names in the right hand
column.
UpperFilters
LowerFilters
UpperFilters.bak
LowerFilters.bak
If you see any of the above keys, right-click on each of them
and choose Delete
Close the Registry Editor
Reboot your computer
Click Start
Open My Computer and check to see if your CD or DVD drive shows now.
Like I said the missing CD rom problem has been around for a long time
and now you know what you can do to fix the most common of the issues
that can cause this.
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