Issue
Your CD/DVD drive isn't appearing on "Computer", this sometimes happens when you have just installed or uninstalled a program. It may also be because you updated Windows Vista.Solutions
System Restore
To roll back these changes you can try restoring the system. To do this:- Click the Start or Vista icon then type "System Restore" in the "Start Search" field
- Press Enter then click Open to give permission to open System Restore
- On "Recommended Restore" select a Restore point
- Click on "Next" to proceed
- Click on "Finish"
This will restore your system to a previous date, before the changes were made
- Restart the computer and check you can see your drive
Remove and reinstall drivers
You can also try to remove and to reinstall the drive's drivers:
- Right click on "Computer" from the Start menu
- Select "Properties"
- On the Task options on your left, click on "Device Manager"
- Expand "DVD/CD-Rom drives"
- Right click on it, click "Uninstall"
- Then press "OK" to confirm
- Restart the computer, which will automatically install the drivers
Registry
Sometimes this is due to some corrupted registry entries, which can be fixed easily. Try this:- Click the Start or Vista icon then type "regedit" in the "Start Search" field
- Press Enter
- Press "Continue"
- Search this:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
- On your right look for "Lower filters" and click on it
- In the top left, right click on "Edit" and delete
- Do same for "Upper filters" and close the window
- Restart the computer
- Your drivers will be automatically installed
Ref: http://ccm.net/faq/4135-vista-how-to-fix-missing-cd-rom-dvd-drive
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