angrysausage
Instructor
I installed WINXP Home using my cdrw, once in winxp the cdrw was gone. I don't even have the cdrom/dvd option in device manager. I know the installation cd is good because I installed it onto my cousins computer (set to expire in 27 days).
Here's what I've done:
The problem here is that I have no UPPER and LOWER FILTERS. Additionally, I do not have REG_MULTI_SZ , I only have REG_SZ.
I've also done this:
The problem with this resolution is that, again, I have no Upperfilter and Lowerfilter values to delete in regedit. Also, I am not receiving any error codes including: 19,31,32,41,etc.
bcastner suggested this:
Which I have downloaded, ran, and rebooted. This did not seem to fix my winxp cdrom/cdrw problem.
Both my cdrw and cdrom ARE PRESENT and FUNCTIONING in the BIOS.
When I reboot winxp takes about 5 minutes (literally, I've timed it) so I think it must be searching for something. As I've said, in device manager there is no option for cdrom/dvd so there is no flag or exclamation. The closest thing I have to a cdrom option in device manager is IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers. In this category everything says it's working properly. I have tried searching for new hardware using the search for new hardware wizard = nothing. I would install my drivers, but unfortunately, they are on cd. I've tried to install the drivers from the manufacterer's website and it was looking for the mscdex file, but i only have mscdexnt file.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as I have my final term papers coming up and need to get my computer stabilized.
Any suggestions besides shoot it? >
Here's what I've done:
The problem here is that I have no UPPER and LOWER FILTERS. Additionally, I do not have REG_MULTI_SZ , I only have REG_SZ.
I've also done this:
The problem with this resolution is that, again, I have no Upperfilter and Lowerfilter values to delete in regedit. Also, I am not receiving any error codes including: 19,31,32,41,etc.
bcastner suggested this:
Which I have downloaded, ran, and rebooted. This did not seem to fix my winxp cdrom/cdrw problem.
Both my cdrw and cdrom ARE PRESENT and FUNCTIONING in the BIOS.
When I reboot winxp takes about 5 minutes (literally, I've timed it) so I think it must be searching for something. As I've said, in device manager there is no option for cdrom/dvd so there is no flag or exclamation. The closest thing I have to a cdrom option in device manager is IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers. In this category everything says it's working properly. I have tried searching for new hardware using the search for new hardware wizard = nothing. I would install my drivers, but unfortunately, they are on cd. I've tried to install the drivers from the manufacterer's website and it was looking for the mscdex file, but i only have mscdexnt file.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as I have my final term papers coming up and need to get my computer stabilized.
Any suggestions besides shoot it? >