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xp drives gone!!!!!
runnung windows xp an now both of my cd/dvd drives are gone. i have a toshiba satellite laptop.
in device manager exclamation points next to both drives
matshita ujda760 dvd/cdrw::::Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39)
liteon shw1635 dvd burner (usb)::::Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39)
the only drive i have left is the c:
in device manager exclamation points next to both drives
matshita ujda760 dvd/cdrw::::Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39)
liteon shw1635 dvd burner (usb)::::Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39)
the only drive i have left is the c:
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Second ... Run RegEdit (Start, Run, Regedit) and delete the Upperfilters and Lowerfilters values from the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\
Then reboot the system. (this is a harmless registry modification that resolves many issues with optical drives)