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Weller0123,<br />
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This question is duplicated in Windows XP topic area (<a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21788922/My-DVD-ROM-and-DVD-RW-on-Secondary-IDE-have-vanished-within-windows.html" rel="ugc">https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21788922/My-DVD-ROM-and-DVD-RW-on-Secondary-IDE-have-vanished-within-windows.html</a>) and total points over limit of 500. &nbsp;You could post in Community Support to have this changed to a pointer or deleted before the moderators lower points on both. &nbsp;Let me know if you need more information about this.<br />
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Thanks,<br />
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b0lsc0tt
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Weller0123,

This question is duplicated in Windows XP topic area (https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21788922/My-DVD-ROM-and-DVD-RW-on-Secondary-IDE-have-vanished-within-windows.html [https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21788922/My-DVD-ROM-and-DVD-RW-on-Secondary-IDE-have-vanished-within-windows.html]) and total points over limit of 500.  You could post in Community Support to have this changed to a pointer or deleted before the moderators lower points on both.  Let me know if you need more information about this.

Thanks,

b0lsc0tt

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My DVD ROM and DVD/RW on Secondary IDE have vanished within windows.<br />
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I think this is related to me hooking up an external USB drive.<br />
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I have done all the obvious stuff; uninstalled all the other stuff. &nbsp;Uninstalled the DVD and DVDRW.<br />
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The BIOS sees it and I can boot to CD, they're just gone in Win XP pro.<br />
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Ideas of a fix other than a reload???????<br />
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Thanks in advance!!!!!!!!!
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My DVD ROM and DVD/RW on Secondary IDE have vanished within windows.

I think this is related to me hooking up an external USB drive.

I have done all the obvious stuff; uninstalled all the other stuff.  Uninstalled the DVD and DVDRW.

The BIOS sees it and I can boot to CD, they're just gone in Win XP pro.

Ideas of a fix other than a reload???????


Thanks in advance!!!!!!!!!

My DVD ROM and DVD/RW on Secondary IDE have vanished within windows.

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