Thanx for the info. I'm running with sp2 and the MS fix requires sp3.
Maybe I can get a friend with a high speed connection to download sp3
for me since I'm on a free slow dial-up and am limited to 10 hours a
month!

Something else I neglected to mention is that my hard drive activity
light now stays on all the time yet, my "What's Running" program and a
control/alt/del check of activity shows normal (no excessive cpu
usage) I don't know if it's related to my drive problem

Phil

On 3/13/11, [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The CD Filter fix from MS often solves this problem.
> http://support.microsoft.com/mats/cd_dvd_drive_problems/en-us
>
> If the unthinkable occurs and you have to reinstall the game, you'll
> almost certainly find a folder called "Saved Games" or something similar
> that you can copy and restore.
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [PCBUILD] Disappearing dvd drive
> From: Phillip Williams <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Sat, March 12, 2011 11:42 pm
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> Greetings,
>  Ever since installing Tomb Raider 2 game I've been having a peculiar
> problem. When I shut down then re-boot, The DVD drive doesn't show up
> in My Computer but there is an empty space where it should be. When it
> first happened I suspected my DVD drive was going bad so I installed
> another DVD drive I had and the same thing happens. If I go to Control
> Panel/Add Hardware and choose my drive from the list, it says drive is
> operating properly and then shows up in My Computer as it should.
>  Unfortunately, when I removed a virus several months ago I had to
> turn off system restore and never turned it back on.
>  I'm not sure the problem's related to the installation of Tomb Raider
> but I can't think of any other changes I've made since it began other
> than temporarily using a new usb "flash" drive. Also, the game was an
> older version released for windows 95, 98 and maybe 2000 and some of
> the "video" segments don't play properly. I bought it cheap from a Big
> Lots store and have had problems with a couple of other games I've
> purchased there such as faulty installation discs.
>
>  Running xp home sp2
>
> Any thoughts on how I can cure the problem without having to remove
> the game (and all the saved progress I've made)?
>
>  -Phil-
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