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CD or DVD Drive Missing Restore them

CD or DVD drives will suddenly cease to exist in XP systems.

More often than not this has been associated with program installations and Windows upgrades, but it has also happened for no apparent reason.

This tip should restore the missing drives after a reboot.

B efore proceeding implement My Tip Procedures before etc.

Go to :‐

Start > Run Type in the box without the quotes “ Regedit “

Scroll to :‐

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class

Then to :‐

Key Name: {4D36E965‐E325‐11CE‐BFC1‐08002BE10318}

At the :‐

Value Data: Delete All Value Data from UpperFilters and LowerFilters


 * Note:‐**

Do not delete the Key or the Multi‐String Values.

Delete only the Data Values.

Exit Registry and Reboot