Windows 7 Support
Become a Fan of PCHF on Facebook!
User Reviews - Add Yours!
The PCHF Lounge
Go Back   PC Help Forum » Hardware » CD/DVD Rom
Register for a Free Account

CD/DVD Rom - lost dvd drive posted in the Hardware forums; Hi. hope someone can shed some light on this one. about a week ago for no apparent reason my cd drive just disappeared from my hardware. I thought that it ...

Advertisement
Advertisement

Reply
Scan your PC for Errors
Old 10-16-2006   #1
New Poster
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 1
Angry lost dvd drive

Hi.
hope someone can shed some light on this one.
about a week ago for no apparent reason my cd drive just disappeared from my hardware.
I thought that it must be worn out so I bought a dvd writer.
I installed it and the same error appears which is :

Windows successfully loaded the device driver for this hardware but cannot find the hardware device. (Code 41)

it appears whichever device i install!!
help.
regards
bob
lecturerbob is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-16-2006   #2
Site Manager
 
madmonkey's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: South Wales
Posts: 9,979
PC Experience: ...
Default

Hello lecturerbob,

Welcome to pchf.

Can you check your devices in device manager.

- Go to Control Panel, System, Hardware Tab, Device Manager.

Are there any devices showing on the list with yellow exclaimation marks?

If yes:

- Right click on the faulty device, and then click on UnInstall.
- Finally, right click on your PC Name at the top above "computer"
- Click, Scan for hardware changes.
__________________

madmonkey is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 10-16-2006   #3
Tech Member
 
Arctos's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Bundaberg, Australia
Posts: 4,304
PC Experience: RTM Assoc. Dip.
Default

Go to Start / Run / Regedit

Code:
 
Registry Key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class
Key Name: {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
Value Data: [Delete All Value Data from UpperFilters and LowerFilters]  
Note: Do not delete the Key or the Multi-String Values. Delete only the data values.
Exit Registry and Reboot


Sourced from here The Elder Geek...
__________________

PCHF open 24/7 - Antiques made daily...

Arctos is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-17-2006   #4
Tech Member
 
ih8bills's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: coastal Rhode Island
Posts: 4,633
PC Experience: More Stubborn than any PC
Default

[quote
Sourced from here The Elder Geek... [/quote]

Yep-- use his advice all the time
ih8bills is offline   Reply With Quote

Reply

Bookmarks

Tags
drive, dvd, lost, Solved:
Similar discussions...
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Solved: Lost access to C-drive mark1kenno [Fixed] Hijackthis! Logs 3 01-25-2009 08:44 PM
Solved: lost hard drive space paradajka Windows Vista & 7 2 11-09-2007 12:26 AM
I seem to have lost everything on my second hard drive GSX1100 Hard Drives 1 09-28-2007 09:17 AM
Pending: Lost DVD Drive kudosangel CD/DVD Rom 7 01-16-2007 09:58 PM
PLEASE help me find a lost hard drive!! Bradley5.0 Windows XP/2000 1 03-12-2006 05:45 PM

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are On




All times are GMT. The time now is 01:31 PM.
Powered by vBulletin
Copyright ©2000 - 2010, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
SEO by vBSEO 3.3.2