My disk drive disappeared

• yellow_monkey

  9 May 08, 14:51

  After uninstalling Daemon tools for playing FM 08, my disk drive suddenly disappeared. Now, whenever i insert any disk, nothing comes up. Can any experts help?

• kenn3th

  9 May 08, 14:54

  Disk Drive as in the Cd drive?

  Can i have more details like your operating system ect.

• yellow_monkey

  9 May 08, 20:32

  not the actual disk drive. i mean, when u open up My Computer the disk icon has disappeared

   

• kenn3th

  9 May 08, 20:36

  ya. Cd drive ?

  the cd drive suddenly disapper then when u try to run disc will not load right?

• Alucard101

  10 May 08, 12:26

  Is it in device manager?Seems like the driver of virtual CD didn't like ur physical drive.

• kenn3th

  10 May 08, 13:42

  If the drive is missing it will not be in the device manager.

  Ts must update and locate the hardware there.

   

  After that the case should be solved

• yellow_monkey

  10 May 08, 14:26

  how do i do that?

• kenn3th

  10 May 08, 15:30

  

  Open up my computer. Then click on view system information

  

  Go to the hardware tab and click on device manager

  Click on Actions and scan for hardware changes.

   

   

   

• kenn3th

  10 May 08, 15:40

  If the above steps can't work, do this.

  

  1. Click Start, then Run, then enter REGEDIT to open the Registry Editor
  2. Navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control/Class entry
  3. Under the Class entry, double click on {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
  4. In the right-hand pane, click ONCE to select the UpperFilters entry
  5. Make sure the UpperFilters entry is highlighted, press Delete, then Yes.
  6. In the right-hand pane, click ONCE to select the LowerFilters entry
  7. Make sure the LowerFilters entry is highlighted, press Delete, then Yes.
  8. Close the Registry Editor by clicking File, Exit.
• yellow_monkey

  10 May 08, 23:02

  thanks for the help but it still doesnt work

• Alucard101

  11 May 08, 00:29

  Can u reinstall the windows?

• yellow_monkey

  16 May 08, 18:18

  nah..i dont want to. i dont use the disk drive that much anyway. i asked for help because im buying an ipod. but i figured that u dont need to use the cd. can download all the stuff on the internet right?

• kenn3th

  17 May 08, 20:44

  Originally posted by yellow_monkey:

  nah..i dont want to. i dont use the disk drive that much anyway. i asked for help because im buying an ipod. but i figured that u dont need to use the cd. can download all the stuff on the internet right?

  
  Yes sure.

  Drivers and suites can be found online through the apple website

• Fire Star

  18 May 08, 12:36

  Daemon tools messed my cd drive in the past too by removing the recording tab.