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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

CD-ROM is not showing on My Computer

For operating systems like Windows XP or Vista, you might wonder one day that your cd-rom drive is listed on "my computer" window when you are trying to play some music or dvd movies. Don't panic because this is a simple problem.
1. Check in safe mode if the drive is listed by pressing the F8 button when the computer is restarting or booting up.
2. If it's not there, restart the pc and press F2 when the pc is booting up (just like when you press F8), you will see a blue screen that reads "system set-up". Look for the cd-drive if it's listed and enabled. There is a problem with windows if the cd-rom is enabled in BIOS. Go to step 5. This means that there are no problem with the cd-drive but the
3. If neither the windows and the BIOS cannot see the cd-drive, perform step 4.
4. Reseat the cd-rom drive. Whether your computer is a laptop or a dekstop, you have to remove the cd-rom drive and put it back again. Take note of the precautionary measures when opening the computer. Restart pc, the cd-rom should be there.
5. Check my post about cd-rom not burning, most specially on the portion to where you delete the upper fileters and lower filters in registry. Please do that. Restart the pc, then it should be ok.

If the CD-drive is still not shown, pls click this link. This step is an advanced step that you have to be very careful about.

...to end: count then share your blessings to others...

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