I lost my D drive, plz help

[ruby91]

Today, i was gonna install microsoft word to do my hw, but when i put in my cd, nothing happen. So, i open my computer, and i don't see D drive. Pz help and hurry, because i have to type my essay and is due soon. And i didn't delet any file.

[Potato Salad]

Welcome to the forums ruby91. So im taking it that D: drive is your CD drive.
Right click on my computer and select properties. Then go to the hardware tab and select device manager. If there are any yellow icons by hardware post them. And also see that your CD drive is listed under the CD roms catagory.

[ruby91]

i don't see any yellow icon

[Potato Salad]

so your CD drive is listed uner the CD drives catagory?

[ruby91]

it have a disk drive catagory but not Cd drive catagory, is it the same?

[Potato Salad]

Disk drive catagory refers to your hard drives. What Operating system are you using. Windows 98 2000 etc?

[ruby91]

Window Xp

[Potato Salad]

In device manager The disc drives catagory is right under "Display adapters" should have a little monitor icon.

[ruby91]

i clicked in disk drive catagory, it said maxtor 91536H2

[Potato Salad]

That is your harddrive. You want CD drives. It is represnted with a Icon that looks like a grey box with a CD drive on top.

Ur manager should look sumthing like this.

1.Computer
2. Disk drives
3.Display drivers.
4.DVD/CD-rom DRIVES you want this one

[ruby91]

i can't find CD drive, but under display adapters is Floppy disk controllers which the icon is two gray box

[Potato Salad]

http://tinypic.com/fvzeqa.jpg

[Potato Salad]

If that catagory isnt there then your CD drive is not being found.

[ruby91]

i don't have that one.....is it something wrong with my computer?

[Potato Salad]

Have you tryed other disks in it or is it just that one disk?

[ruby91]

i try 3 disk already, none of them are working, but it work on mt bro's computer

[Potato Salad]

Do you know how to open your computer case?

[ruby91]

yes

[Potato Salad]

Well pop her open and make sure all the connectors to the back of your CD drive are nice and snug in their slots.

[ruby91]

my bro did that for me already

[Potato Salad]

And reboot your comp. Since you dont have the CD drive catagory, Meaning your computer isnt finding the drive once you hit desktop your computer should say new hardware found or somthing like that

[Potato Salad]

my bro did that for me already

Oh, Well then try you CD drive in his computer and see if the computer finds it. If i doesnt then your CD drive could possibly be dead.

[ruby91]

i just reboot my comp, but it didn't say anything.

[Potato Salad]

Try throwing it in your bros like i stated above.

[ruby91]

my bros is not here not, i can't unlock his comp

[Potato Salad]

my bros is not here not, i can't unlock his comp

Oh... well then. Use a floppy for your essay and we can try to fix this later once you have access to your bros comp. But if it doesnt work on his im goin gto have to say your CD drive is probably dead.

[ruby91]

ok, thx! btw, nice sn and i love ptato salad!! lol

[Potato Salad]

Lol, And ty for listening hope your CD isnt dead

[proteused]

Today, i was gonna install microsoft word to do my hw, but when i put in my cd, nothing happen. So, i open my computer, and i don't see D drive. Pz help and hurry, because i have to type my essay and is due soon. And i didn't delet any file.

Years later... I just did some Windows updates. I haven't done them for a year. Suddenly my computer can't find my CD drive either. I have a Dell. Did your computer ever find your CD-drive? If so, what did you do... if you recall?

[Darth_Venom]

This is a common XP problem usually associated with the removal of CD/DVD burning software such as NERO, etc., however it can happen for other reasons. This solution works in both XP & VISTA:

Click Start,
Click 'Run,'
Then type in 'regedit' and click OK.
Expand 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,' (expand = clicking small +)
Expand 'System,'
Expand 'Current control Set,'
Expand 'Control,'
Expand 'Class.'
You must then look down the series of values and find the one that it's first set ends in 965. Here is mine for example:
{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFCI-08002BE10318}
Click this once. You will see a list open to it's right. In that list you are looking for the UPPER FILTERS, & LOWER FILTERS.
Right click and delete each of these.
Close regedit and restart your system. You will have your D Drive back.

I must state this !!!WARNING!!! before closing. Follow this carefully and be careful in regedit!!!

If you run into any snags post them.

Good luck!

:flames:

[proteused]

Thanks, Darth - I wound up going to the Device Manager, clicking IDE/ATA, uninstalling Secondary IDE Channel then doing a search for new hardware. The computer picked it up as new and reinstalled it. I was kinda hoping it was broken so I'd have an excuse to get a Mac. ;-)