Solved Can the CD/DVD Drive for physical computer be added to Virtual PC?

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I am trying to use the Windows XP Mode Virtual PC to play CIV II. The game does not find the CD in the CD/DVD Drive. The "Computer" screen for the Virtual PC does not include the CD/DVD drive in the list of removable media devices. Can this drive be added to the Virtual PC?
 

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DVD drive works fine on my XP modeLooks like your DVD drive's driver is not compatible with XP mode. Maybe you can find a driver from your manufacturer and install it on XP mode.

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First Let me say thanks for the quick response and help.

But I do have a question, when I check the properties of the CD/DVD drive in the device manager in XP Mode it gives me this message "Windows cannot start this hardware device because its configuration information (in the registry) is incomplete or damaged. (Code 19)". Would a new device driver correct that problem?
 

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Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1Intel® Pentium® 4 @ 2.26 GHz, Intel Core i7-2...512MB Dual channel DDR SDRAM @ 400MHz 2.5-3-3...Intel 82865G, Nvidia GeForce 520M Graphics
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Optiplex SX270, Lenovo Z470
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1
CPU
Intel® Pentium® 4 @ 2.26 GHz, Intel Core i7-2670QM @ 2.20 GH
Motherboard
Dell, Lenovo
Memory
512MB Dual channel DDR SDRAM @ 400MHz 2.5-3-3-7, 8 GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Intel 82865G, Nvidia GeForce 520M Graphics
Sound Card
SoundMax Integrated Audio, Integrated HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
LG W1952
Screen Resolution
1440x900, 1366 x 768
Hard Drives
40 GB 2.5" IDE 4200 RPM HDD, 500 GB 5400 RPM Sata 1.5 + 32 GB SSD
PSU
Dell 145 Watt, Lenovo 120 Watt Power Adapter
Case
Optiplex SX270 Small Form Factor, Laptop
Cooling
Dell Proprietary Air Cooling, Stock laptop cooling
Keyboard
Dell SK-8125 USB Keyboard
Mouse
Dell PS/2 2 button ball mouse with wheel scroll
Internet Speed
300 Mbit down / 20 Mbps up Time Warner Cable
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MSE, Malwarebytes Scanner
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Internet (Aizawa) Explorer 11
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Running Windows Server 2012 Datacenter on a virtual machine to run Metro Apps.

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windows 7 professional 64 bit
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custom build
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No problem :)
 

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Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1Intel® Pentium® 4 @ 2.26 GHz, Intel Core i7-2...512MB Dual channel DDR SDRAM @ 400MHz 2.5-3-3...Intel 82865G, Nvidia GeForce 520M Graphics
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Optiplex SX270, Lenovo Z470
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1
CPU
Intel® Pentium® 4 @ 2.26 GHz, Intel Core i7-2670QM @ 2.20 GH
Motherboard
Dell, Lenovo
Memory
512MB Dual channel DDR SDRAM @ 400MHz 2.5-3-3-7, 8 GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Intel 82865G, Nvidia GeForce 520M Graphics
Sound Card
SoundMax Integrated Audio, Integrated HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
LG W1952
Screen Resolution
1440x900, 1366 x 768
Hard Drives
40 GB 2.5" IDE 4200 RPM HDD, 500 GB 5400 RPM Sata 1.5 + 32 GB SSD
PSU
Dell 145 Watt, Lenovo 120 Watt Power Adapter
Case
Optiplex SX270 Small Form Factor, Laptop
Cooling
Dell Proprietary Air Cooling, Stock laptop cooling
Keyboard
Dell SK-8125 USB Keyboard
Mouse
Dell PS/2 2 button ball mouse with wheel scroll
Internet Speed
300 Mbit down / 20 Mbps up Time Warner Cable
Antivirus
MSE, Malwarebytes Scanner
Browser
Internet (Aizawa) Explorer 11
Other Info
Running Windows Server 2012 Datacenter on a virtual machine to run Metro Apps.
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