Re: Missing DVD Drive mystery

Andrew Sayers wrote:

If I were of a cynical disposition I might wonder whether that M$ "updates" might be
involved, perhaps pushing users to think that moving to Vista might solve problems??

It's not unknown for windows updates to break CD filters, although it's much more common for them to break each other. Most of them are terrible pieces of software, and the fewer you have, the better.


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John Jordan
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