After Virus attack, CD and DVD drives only showup in Safe Mode ! 1

[dexterdoo]

I got hit by some nasty Trojan/Viruses ! I ran every spyware and anti-virus program I could get my hands on(in Safe Mode) and removed tons of stuff, but the drives are still not visible in the "normal" mode, only in Safe Mode .....

Anything I can do besides reload ???

 

[stduc]

Don't be tempted to try a restore point - you will only risk restoring a virus. In fact, remove restore points by disabling them and re-enabling them and then make one so you can at least get back to 'square 1'.

Try uninstalling the devices in device manager and hopefully a re-boot will find them and install the correct drivers.

 

[dexterdoo]

Thanks,stduc! I'll give your suggestions a try.

 

[linney]

Somethings here for you to look at.

320553 - CD-ROM Drive or DVD-ROM Drive Missing After You Install Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320553&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

missing Drives in My Computer and Windows Explorer (Q191579)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q191/5/79.asp

Similar problems can be found on the net here.

http://groups.google.com/groups?sou...n+My+Computer+and+Windows+Explorer+windows+xp

How to Troubleshoot CD-ROM Drive Problems in Windows XP (Q314096)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q314/0/96.asp