My computer doesn't recognize the CD drive (D:) or the USB thumb drive. Is this a windows issue? Does windows need to be reloaded or is there an easier way.
2006-09-17 14:45:40 · 5 answers · asked by r0cky74 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
ok heres the deal either your driver has been corrupted by a virus or spyware! in that case you need to get rid of that and reinstall the driver for those drives! but try this first settings>control panel>add remove hardware> it will do a search and see if it recognizes your drives as new hardware! if it does then you can proced to reinstall them like you do with new hardware and you may still have to reinstall the drivers!
2006-09-17 17:42:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try going to control panel and click on ADD HARDWARE. Xp will search for the devices.
2006-09-17 21:57:12 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first check it's connections then go to hardware anddevice manager check driver file
2006-09-17 22:06:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
are they working well in the first place?
2006-09-17 21:57:43 · answer #4 · answered by John Howard 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://www.microsoft.com
and look for a driver for those two things, just search the "downloads" portion of the site for that.
~TheTruthHurts
2006-09-17 21:54:25 · answer #5 · answered by TheTruthHurts 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋