Windows 7 - Access denied to external dvd/cd drive

My external dvd/cd drive (Sony DRX S7OU W) previously worked from this computer running on Windows 7 but I now receive the message "Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have appropriate permissions to access them." The same dvd/cd drive continues to work on other computers. All other devices that I link to this port (camera, ipod) continue to function. I tried new firmware downloaded from Sony but this did not help. Suggestions?

Hi Purplemartin,
connect to another USB port, if it does'nt work, go to Device Manager & uninstall it. Power of your pc, plug it into another port, power on your PC. If still not ok try another cable.

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rg: | type cmd.exe | do NOT hit Enter | rt-clk on cmd.exe in the list above the search box | click on Run as administrator

You are now at what is called an elevated command prompt, which simply means you are running cmd.exe as administrator.

type following command:
ICACLS X:\

where X: is the letter assigned to your external drive.

This will show info on who or what has access to X:\ and what permissions they have.

Attach a snippet or copy of that output to your next post.

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