The MS filter fix may solve this problem.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929461

On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 7:36 PM, Loy Pressley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I have an old Dell Computer with a 150 Gig hard drive running WinXP SP2.
> It has always worked great although it is getting old and slow. I recently
> deleted some data files and uninstalled some old programs. Now, My Computer
> does not show the CD/DVD drive and I can't access it with Windows Explorer.
>
> The CD/DVD drive does show up in Device Manager and it says the device is
> operating properly.
>
>  I shut down the system, waited a few minutes, and then restarted the
> system. The drive still does not show up in My Computer or Windows Explorer.
>
> I must have deleted something or done something to cause this problem. Any
> help would be greatly appreciated. I have a printer to install if I can get
> the system to recognize the CD/DVD drive so I can install the drivers.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Loy
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