Re: Missing CDROM drive - Mental break down immenent!



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pcbutts1 wrote:
> If you uninstalled and reinstalled Nero in XP, or did an upgrade from
> a previous OS to XP without uninstalling Nero first, this is a known
> error (for both Adaptec and Nero). There is a problem caused by an
> association created in the system registry between some Adaptec driver
> files and
> the CD file system drivers for Windows 2000/XP. If the Adaptec driver
> files
> are renamed or removed, then the system will loose access to any CD drive
> (CD ROM, CD recorder, or DVD)
>
> IMPORTANT: The following contains information about editing the
> registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to
> restore
> it if a problem occurs. If Windows XP won't start you can restore the
> registry by rebooting while pressing the F8 Key. Select "Last Known Good
> Configuration". Or you can use "System Restore" from
> Start->Programs->Accessories->System Tools.
>
> 1. Uninstall all CD Burning software from the system.
> 2. Go to the RUN line and type in Regedt32 and press Enter.
> 3. Go to the following registry locations and delete the key values
> for UPPERFILTERS and LOWERFILTERS (Do NOT delete the entire
> 4D36E965-E325-11CE-BBFC1-08002BE10318 key just right click the
> individual keys and select Delete)
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BBFC1-08002BE10318}
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BBFC1-08002BE10318}
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
>
> 4. Close out of Regedt32.exe and reboot the computer.
> 5. You should have access to your CDROM drives after reboot.
>
> Make sure you create a System Restore Point before you make changes
> to the registry.
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