Virginia:

That recently happened to me, and although I fixed it I don't think I
did it correctly.  What I did was to go into my autoexec.bat file.  The
line which loads the driver for the CD Rom was REM's out (by windows95).
I un-rem'd it, rebooted, and it was back !!.  The problem now is that
it's running under MS-DOS Compatibility mode, which affects performance
!!

I think the solution for that is to get an updated windows95 driver for
the drive, re-rem out the dos driver, then install new hardware using
the new driver.

hope that helps.

Marc Axelrod

> ----------
> From:         Virginia Magboo[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent:         Monday, March 09, 1998 12:37 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      [PCSOFT] CD Drive
>
>        My cd drive, E, was working fine, then suddenly is no longer
> "recognized", that is, I cannot get it to play cd's, and it is not
> listed in any of the "system" listings, eg, My Computer, Device
> Manager
> etc.
> When I insert a cd, the light flickers briefly, as usual, but then
> nothing. I have a post up about a missing mapi fle, I mention this in
> case it is related, but I suspect not. This happened before, but a
> friend fixed it and I do not remember how (as if I could at this
> stage).
>
> Virginia Magboo
>