when i installed windows vista everything was ok now my computer wont reconize my cd/dvd driver i cannot even re instal the driver because the computer isnt reconizing that its even ther please help asap!!!
2007-03-11 12:40:00 · 5 answers · asked by angela C 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
i dont really think it has to do with vista because it was working ive tried to reinstall the driver but when i put a disk in it wont even reconize it and it is an internal driver put into the computer the computer says theres no such drive it only says theres a hard drive and floppy drive but no cd/dvd drive
2007-03-12 12:06:47 · update #1
you need to check your cd/dvd model number and company than use this
http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=wizard_step_2&devicetypeid=3
web addr. to download your correct driver but you need to register first which is free. other wise you can email me.
boyfriendtogo@yahoo.com
you can find driver for your cd easily.
2007-03-11 13:06:28 · answer #1 · answered by boyfriendtogo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perfect example of why I will not upgrade to Vista. It was the same with XP. I waited a couple of years until they got all (well most) of the bugs out of it. It's always been like that. MS slaps software together, pushes it off on the public and then try to fix it with updates. If your sure that in your case it's not a hardware problem your most likely going to have to get it from an update. I say hardware because this is the first I've heard of a driver problem for a CD Rom drive. That driver is so generic that it's unlikely the problem. All I can suggest is to check the connections and reboot.
2007-03-11 12:56:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmmmm. You may have to update the firmware on your CD/DVD Drive. You will have to know what the CD drive make and model is and then google it for the firmware. Usually you can find the latest firmware update on the manufacturers (of the CD/DVD drive), website. Sometimes driverguide.com will also have the update. You may want to try and reinstall your CD/DVD burner software just as an experiment first. ...Are you able to install stuff from a regular CD Disk using that drive?
~Mermy
2007-03-11 12:51:47 · answer #3 · answered by mermeliz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you have an oddball cdrom drive, windows should auto detect the driver if it is installed correctly. Windows uses atapi drivers for cdroms and most cdrom drives use that as a default driver. I would check to see if any of the cables did not come unplugged. Also you can check the manufacturers website if it is a non-mainstream brand cdrom. Lastly if it is a burner you will need burning software to access the burning features.
Good luck!
2007-03-11 12:45:53 · answer #4 · answered by Someone else 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
another victim of vista
2007-03-11 12:45:56 · answer #5 · answered by defragmentedbrain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋