Guest mariel2 Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 My system: Microsoft Window XP Home edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2 Sony Vayo - DVD/CD-Rom DRIVE Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-15 The drive does not appear on 'My Computer', and it is crossed out on Device Manager. I would much appreciate your help for sorting this problem. Many thanks in advance. MS
Guest Jerry Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 Re: XP does not recognise my dvd/CD Rom drive Does t show in the BIOS when you boot? "mariel2" <mariel2@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:PO5ik.2$Nj6.0@newsfe05.ams2... > My system: Microsoft Window XP > Home edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2 > > Sony Vayo - DVD/CD-Rom DRIVE Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-15 > > The drive does not appear on 'My Computer', and it is crossed out on > Device Manager. > > I would much appreciate your help for sorting this problem. > > Many thanks in advance. > > MS > >
Guest mariel2 Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 Re: XP does not recognise my dvd/CD Rom drive "Jerry" <ChiefZekeNoSpam@MSN.com> wrote in message news:e7h0zFd7IHA.1196@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Does t show in the BIOS when you boot? Can't see it but, when I clicked on troubleshooting in Device Manager I got the following: 'Windows successfully loaded the device driver for this hardware but cannot find the hardware device. (Code 41)' > > "mariel2" <mariel2@ntlworld.com> wrote in message > news:PO5ik.2$Nj6.0@newsfe05.ams2... >> My system: Microsoft Window XP >> Home edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2 >> >> Sony Vayo - DVD/CD-Rom DRIVE Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-15 >> >> The drive does not appear on 'My Computer', and it is crossed out on >> Device Manager. >> >> I would much appreciate your help for sorting this problem. >> >> Many thanks in advance. >> >> MS >> >> > >
Guest John Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 Re: XP does not recognise my dvd/CD Rom drive "mariel2" <mariel2@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:hF6ik.929$wd5.731@newsfe17.ams2... > > "Jerry" <ChiefZekeNoSpam@MSN.com> wrote in message > news:e7h0zFd7IHA.1196@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> Does t show in the BIOS when you boot? > > Can't see it but, when I clicked on troubleshooting in Device Manager I > got the following: > 'Windows successfully loaded the device driver for this hardware but > cannot find the hardware device. (Code 41)' Perhaps the CD/DVD drive is broken.
Guest sgopus Posted July 25, 2008 Posted July 25, 2008 Re: XP does not recognise my dvd/CD Rom drive it may have died, these days dvd/cd drives are cheap, get a new one. "mariel2" wrote: > > "Jerry" <ChiefZekeNoSpam@MSN.com> wrote in message > news:e7h0zFd7IHA.1196@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > > Does t show in the BIOS when you boot? > > Can't see it but, when I clicked on troubleshooting in Device Manager I got > the following: > 'Windows successfully loaded the device driver for this hardware but cannot > find the hardware device. (Code 41)' > > > > > > "mariel2" <mariel2@ntlworld.com> wrote in message > > news:PO5ik.2$Nj6.0@newsfe05.ams2... > >> My system: Microsoft Window XP > >> Home edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2 > >> > >> Sony Vayo - DVD/CD-Rom DRIVE Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-15 > >> > >> The drive does not appear on 'My Computer', and it is crossed out on > >> Device Manager. > >> > >> I would much appreciate your help for sorting this problem. > >> > >> Many thanks in advance. > >> > >> MS > >> > >> > > > > > > >
Guest Peter Foldes Posted July 25, 2008 Posted July 25, 2008 Re: XP does not recognise my dvd/CD Rom drive Ignore the title just follow the fix as printed in the below MS KB article http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314060 -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "mariel2" <mariel2@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:PO5ik.2$Nj6.0@newsfe05.ams2... > My system: Microsoft Window XP > Home edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2 > > Sony Vayo - DVD/CD-Rom DRIVE Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-15 > > The drive does not appear on 'My Computer', and it is crossed out on Device > Manager. > > I would much appreciate your help for sorting this problem. > > Many thanks in advance. > > MS > >
Guest mariel2 Posted July 25, 2008 Posted July 25, 2008 Re: XP does not recognise my dvd/CD Rom drive Many thanks for your time. My problem is now solved, the link you sent was the answer. My best wishes. MS "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:u2cxEif7IHA.616@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... Ignore the title just follow the fix as printed in the below MS KB article http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314060 -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "mariel2" <mariel2@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:PO5ik.2$Nj6.0@newsfe05.ams2... > My system: Microsoft Window XP > Home edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2 > > Sony Vayo - DVD/CD-Rom DRIVE Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-15 > > The drive does not appear on 'My Computer', and it is crossed out on > Device > Manager. > > I would much appreciate your help for sorting this problem. > > Many thanks in advance. > > MS > >
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