Title:	Registry corruption - CD-ROM drive disappeared!
From:	dan
Email:	danieli@cae.wisc.edu
Added:	12/9/2001 8:43:30 AM
Message:	My CD-ROM drive was working properly until one reboot where the OS claims the registry is corrupted. Ever since then everything is working okay except for the CD-ROM drive. According to the device manager, my registry is corrupted and that the CD-ROM drive is not recognizable. I tried uninstalling the device, reinstalling a new driver, unplugging the physical hardware from the motherboard, but nothing works. My CD-ROM drive is still unrecognizable. If you know a solution, please let me know. Thanks in advance. p.s. my OS is windows 2000.

newbie
Posted:
3/8/2009 9:37:12 AM

Email: rottini@verizon.net Subject: RE: Registry corruption - CD-ROM drive disappeared!

I also had this problem. Fortunately the regedit fix works. However, it was trying to use Itunes to burn CDs that caused the problem. So does anyone have advice on how to put my Itunes playlist on a CD? I can't seem to make Itunes & Windows Media Player communicate. Thanks!

tami
Posted:
1/21/2009 3:23:09 PM

Email: thetamin8r@yahoo.com Subject: RE: Registry corruption - CD-ROM drive disappeared!

Where do you find this registery?

Herman ssenkandwda
Posted:
10/13/2004 3:05:40 AM

Email: hermanssenkandwa@yahoo.co.uk Subject: RE: Registry corruption - CD-ROM drive disappeared!

DEAR My name are Ssenkandwa Herman from Uganda.My question is i have alaptop mecer type,it's CD_ROM at first it was working and showing video,playing music but now it rrefused completely please help me to bring it into normal. Thank. from, SSENKANDWA HERMAN hermanssenkandwa@yahoo.co.uk

Anonymous
Posted:
4/28/2004 2:40:04 PM

Subject: RE: Registry corruption - CD-ROM drive disappeared!

I have tried deleting the upper & lower filters. Nothing seems to work for me. I'm using Windows ME, does this make a difference

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shwan
Posted:
4/18/2004 2:02:12 PM

Email: gunsnroses459@hotmail.com Subject: RE: Registry corruption - CD-ROM drive disappeared!

hey guys. im am very very computer illiterate but i understand mostly what you guys are saying. i have the same problem but the only thing is when i go to "run" then "regedit" the regedit screen pops up for only a few seconds before quickly disappearing. the same happens with my task manager. it pops up but goes away before i can click anything... please help if you can i just got a new game but cant install cuz i have no cd-rom drive :( thnx if you can -shwan

D.Z. Pearson
Posted:
2/9/2004 10:29:36 PM

Email: dzldsman@hotmail.com Subject: RE: Registry corruption - CD-ROM drive disappeared!

Both of my CD/ROM's disappeared. I had to end up doing the following: Regedit 1. Remove the Upperfilters and Lowerfilters values completely from the following registry key (Windows 2k/XP): HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} 2. Restart your computer. This worked for me and my disappearing CD/ROM problem. Windows 98 located at: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\{4d36e965-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}

g3pro
Posted:
5/18/2004 2:50:51 PM

Email: g3pro@wakingdawn.com Subject: RE: RE: Registry corruption - CD-ROM drive disappeared!

Wow, that worked wonders! It fixed both of my drives problems. Thanks guys, and thanks Google for pointing to this page as the first result (registry cd-rom problem). :)

Anonymous
Posted:
1/21/2004 11:00:52 AM

Email: androrc@hotmail.com Subject: RE: Registry corruption - CD-ROM drive disappeared!

I can't seem to be able to do the same in my windows 98.

Lou Horton
Posted:
12/18/2003 8:49:59 AM

Email: lou.horton@earthlink.net Subject: RE: Registry corruption - CD-ROM drive disappeared!

This registry fixed worked perfectly. Thank you SO much for this information. Windows XP repair setup didn't fix it, Norton Utilities didn't fix it but this one little registry change made everything work. Thanks again

Win2Konfused
Posted:
1/3/2002 8:18:16 PM

Subject: I had this same problem

I had this same problem when Adaptec's Direct CD got corrupted upon 2nd reboot. Both of my CD/ROM's disappeared. I had to end up doing the following: Regedit 1. Remove the Upperfilters and Lowerfilters values completely from the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} 2. Restart your computer. This worked for me and my disappearing CD/ROM problem. I don't know if it will work for your instance but if you are comfortable with editing the registry then it would be worth a shot. If you aren't comfortable then make a backup of your registry before you start and you can import it back in returning everything to where it was. Good luck and I hope it helps. If not, and you didn't install or uninstall anything prior to this happening then most likely your only solution is to partition and reinstall the operating system.

Anonymous
Posted:
11/15/2003 5:51:59 AM

Subject: This did quite a good job

worked out fine for me, too. Thanks a lot

Anonymous
Posted:
4/5/2003 2:28:23 PM

Email: mail@ma2c.com Subject: that totally worked. friggin awesome, thx

I recently was messin around with a new reg cleaner program and my cd-rom dissapeared. I deleted the reg entry exactly as you described, rebooted and and it came up like it was never gone. Thx a lot for posting your solution. //codyzafa

Anonymous
Posted:
12/10/2001 12:53:29 PM

Subject: Norton Utilities

You could try running Norton Utilities to find and fix your registry problem. You might still need to re-install your CD-ROM again though.