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DVD-RW drive not recognized under Windows XP

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DVD-RW drive not recognized under Windows XP

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I have decided to start a new thread about this issue rather than further derail the other thread where we were talking about this.

I recently received a new DVD-RW drive courtesy of a friend here. After turning off the computer I removed the old drive. The old drive was the only IDE device on the system. I installed the new drive. The new drive uses the SATA interface.

After powering on the computer I went into the BIOS settings. BIOS confirms the new drive is connected. I am also able to boot of the new drive to bootable CDs and DVDs.

The problem is that Windows XP no longer says I have a DVD-RW drive. I only lists my hard drive and that's all under "My Computer". The new drive is plugged in correctly and runs just fine when I boot up a live Linux DVD. So I assume there is something that can fix this?

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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Does the drive manufacturer's site say anything about it? Worth a shot.

Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top

. This worked for all 3 with no problems. 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.

 

 

 

Found this if you want to try it.

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Reply #28 from WinCustomize Forums Top

dt1, the reg keys file I sent does all that in far fewer steps. ;)

Reply #29 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting doortech1, reply 27
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.
End of doortech1's quote

That's the issue. There is no entry for "LowerFilters".

Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Beat you to it, Phoon. On the other thread. No good.   :omg:

Reply #32 from WinCustomize Forums Top

That Windows Repair app Doc featured not too long ago. Would that be of any help?

Reply #33 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Wizard1956, reply 28
dt1, the reg keys file I sent does all that in far fewer steps.
End of Wizard1956's quote

 

I will have to take your word as what I uploaded was just something I found. I could not tell you what it means, what it does, it was some post laying around. I am not sure what a registry is! LOL

 

 

Kona. you have a day or so left. reinstall xp with the drive hooked up, maybe it will come to life. A last xp install for the road .

Reply #34 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Look in your BIOS for a section called "boot devices"      on my xp rig I had to go to this section and set the rom drive to sata as it was recognized as ide. Just something to look at not sure if that is your problem.

Reply #35 from WinCustomize Forums Top

So I found a solution. I booted into my Ubuntu Linux installation, ran a command on the command line and made a ISO from the Command & Conquer DVD since the burner works under Linux. Transferred that ISO file over to my Windows partition and used Daemon Tools to mount and install the game. After two patches the games is running fine. Don't know why I didn't think of this before. Thanks everyone for the help!

Reply #36 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Good to hear KONA. One step closer. I got 6 days left before the funds are here. Looks like you'll be multi-booting. Three OS's. Nice! I'll wait till your rig is up and running smoothly before I think of more silliness to say. Have a ball! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Reply #37 from WinCustomize Forums Top

YW. kona. The great thing about virtual discs is that you never get virtual scratches. ;) Plus the ISO is alway there to be loaded, no rummaging around looking for the physical disc to load it. I have one DVD RW drive, and one virtual drive at all times, I gave it the drive letter :V so I could easily tell which is which.

For anyone who may want to go this route, here are the links again, both programs are free.

Make an ISO of the disc with imgburn and load it into a virtual drive using Daemon Tools.

Reply #38 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Hey Wiz....I've heard of virtual drives before. Do they act like real drives? I mean can you install things on them? Just curious.

Reply #39 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Uvah, reply 38
Hey Wiz....I've heard of virtual drives before. Do they act like real drives? I mean can you install things on them? Just curious.
End of Uvah's quote

Absolutely.You can mount an ISO (image file) into a virtual drive just like it was a actual DVD or Cd and install, play or open it.

Reply #40 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Wow! I learned something new. This place is a goldmine! Thanks Wiz.

Reply #41 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Ross, to install stuff ON a virtual drive, you'll need something like VMWare, or Oracle.

Reply #42 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thanks Jim. Now I know what it reminds me of. I did that with XP using Oracle. It was so butfugly I got rid of it. I din't want to use an OS on a little screen. I expected it to go full screen like a regular OS. At any rate I tried it and wasn't too impressed. Besides....if I do something like that again and screw it up yrag will consign me to skinners oblivion. lol

Reply #43 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Wizard1956, reply 22
Make an ISO of the disc with imgburn and load it into a virtual drive using Daemon Tools.
End of Wizard1956's quote

For those of you that use Daemon Tools, SlySoft has a free Virtual Clone Drive that is superior. It is less intrusive and works great with all versions of Windows. 

Also, it's kinda pointless to install a virtual drive program on Windows 8 since it has that ability already built in. 

 

Reply #44 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting CarGuy1, reply 43
Also, it's kinda pointless to install a virtual drive program on Windows 8 since it has that ability already built in.
End of CarGuy1's quote

Well, just to point out, Windows 7 Ultimate has it's own Backup ability too, but I prefer Easeus ToDo Workstation. Not all MS apps are superior to third party.

Reply #45 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I also use Easeus Todo Workstation. It has its own version of safe mode, that's what I call it.

Reply #46 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I use EaseUS also, great backup program! :thumbsup: