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Off Topic:HELP! I deleted my cd-rom drive, I need to reinstall it on XP, GOT A DOWNLOAD?

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So my computer doesnt recognize that I have a cd/rom drive anymore. I may have deleted it in the ADD/REMOVE Program function somehow. I am hoping there is something in the download center that will help me but im not sure which one to load. Any suggestions as to how to fix my problem?

Thursday, December 4, 2008 2:35 AM

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Hello Glenn, you shouldn't have been able to delete your CD drive using add/remove programs. If you have deleted the drive try restarting your computer and Windows should find the drive and reinstall it.

Thursday, December 4, 2008 3:39 AM

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If you uninstalled software that included burning capability, this may have caused the drive(s) to disappear from Windows Explorer, though they appear in Device Manager. See this link for a fix:

http://dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_cd_dvd_fix.htm

Note, however, that you're off topic for this forum, which is dedicated to Windows Live OneCare. You may want to try the Microsoft Public newsgroups here: http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/list/en-us/default.aspx

-steve

Thursday, December 4, 2008 4:55 PM

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