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August 21st 08, 04:54 PM
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Windows doesn't show optical drive
Windows Home Basic does not recognize an inserted optical disk. Indeed, it
doesn't show the drive at all. I performed a non-distructive system recovery. Nothing had changed. I went to Device Manager and found an exclamation point for the optical drive. I uninstalled the driver expecting Windows to reload it at restart and rebooted. Again, nothing had changed. I have the Vista installation DVD. I decided to go to Control Panel - Add Hardware and use the DVD to install the optical drive. Of course, this being Vista, there was no such facility. I tried Help. It didn't help. Can someone please tell me what to do next? I am prepared to completely reinstall Vista. 
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August 22nd 08, 02:01 AM
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Windows doesn't show optical drive
Hi,
Follow the steps he http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929461 -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "sleeplessinnewjersey" wrote in message ... Windows Home Basic does not recognize an inserted optical disk. Indeed, it doesn't show the drive at all. I performed a non-distructive system recovery. Nothing had changed. I went to Device Manager and found an exclamation point for the optical drive. I uninstalled the driver expecting Windows to reload it at restart and rebooted. Again, nothing had changed. I have the Vista installation DVD. I decided to go to Control Panel - Add Hardware and use the DVD to install the optical drive. Of course, this being Vista, there was no such facility. I tried Help. It didn't help. Can someone please tell me what to do next? I am prepared to completely reinstall Vista.
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August 27th 08, 01:11 PM
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Windows doesn't show optical drive
Thanks for your help.
LHIW "Rick Rogers" wrote: Hi, Follow the steps he http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929461 -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "sleeplessinnewjersey" wrote in message ... Windows Home Basic does not recognize an inserted optical disk. Indeed, it doesn't show the drive at all. I performed a non-distructive system recovery. Nothing had changed. I went to Device Manager and found an exclamation point for the optical drive. I uninstalled the driver expecting Windows to reload it at restart and rebooted. Again, nothing had changed. I have the Vista installation DVD. I decided to go to Control Panel - Add Hardware and use the DVD to install the optical drive. Of course, this being Vista, there was no such facility. I tried Help. It didn't help. Can someone please tell me what to do next? I am prepared to completely reinstall Vista.
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