My CD-Drive Disappeared on My Laptop, Help!

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Old Jan 17, 2009 | 11:44 PM
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My CD-Drive Disappeared on My Laptop, Help!

Any of you experts know how to make it re-appear again?
I tried the "SystemRestore" thing but no luck.

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Old Jan 17, 2009 | 11:56 PM
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Nevermind.

I did a google search and found a fix online.

If this ever happens to any of you, here's the fix:

1. Click on START button, the click on RUN
2. Enter REGEDIT and press enter
3. When REGEDIT starts, open up the following folders
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
SYSTEM
CurrentControlSet
Control
Class
{4D36E965-E325 -11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
4. After clicking on {4D36E965-E325 -11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} you should see two settings on the right-hand side:
"Upperfilters"
"Lowerfilters"
Click on each of them, press DELETE and click YES.

Then close REGEDIT, shutdown & restart your PC
 
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 12:56 AM
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Thanks for the sig quote.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 01:12 AM
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%#$@^~!
 
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 12:21 PM
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 12:36 PM
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LOL! What's going on here?
 
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 12:48 PM
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LOL! What's going on here?
Nothing to see here, everyone just move along.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 01:56 PM
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Wow, that got my DVD drive going again, thanks bro!
 
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by 4.6 Punisher
Wow, that got my DVD drive going again, thanks bro!
That dude is smarter than he looks
 
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 02:07 PM
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So who's going to bookmark this one?
 
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Habibi
Any of you experts know how to make it re-appear again?
I tried the "SystemRestore" thing but no luck.

Thanks
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Did it break after you put the David Cook CD in?
 
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueFlareside
Did it break after you put the David Cook CD in?
Thats the big one!
 
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