Windows 7 does not see my DVD ROM

[jallard]

Help!

My Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit does not see my D: drive --my DVD ROM.

I have already tried all of the restore points and none of them fixed the problem. I even tried to go into REEDIT to delete the UpperFilters and LowerFilters, but they do not exist either. What the heck am I suppose to do now? I can'r even reformat my hard drive without the stupid DVD Rom?

Would someone please, please for God sake help me, before I go absolutely friggin crazy. Thank you.

Jallard

 

[Mark Phelps]

How about some history to help us??

Is this a new problem, in that, Win7 used to see your DVD drive but does not anymore? IF so, what has changed on your PC since Win7 last "saw it"?

Is this a new drive? If so, does it show up in the BIOS?

If a new drive, did you switch over from an IDE drive to a SATA drive? If so, is the new drive's SATA mode IDE or AHCI?

 

[jallard]

No

No, it isn't a new drive. And, I have already reformated the hard drive, in the last two hours or so, and reinstalled Windows 7 32bit. Now I am just putting everything back, thanks or no thanks to Windows and Microsoft. However, I do appreciate your response. Thank you.

 

[TVeblen]

Did reinstalling Windows solve your problem?

 

[jumanji]

Most probably it did though he hadn't stated so clearly.

 

[jallard]

Windows 7 aka Vista

Yes, so far things are working normally --as normal as you would expect for Microsoft Windows 7. Only time will tell when drivers start to disappear again, for no damn reason other than its Windows!?!

 

[Corazon]

If this happens again, give us a chance to help you and save you from doing another reinstall. I have a feeling the problem was a very simple one - it is more often than you think