dvd and cd rom will not read disks

[2dope]

Bin like this for a while now anyone have a solution would be very grateful , thanks they come in and out but wont read any disks or anything :s

 

[Insane]

Bin like this for a while now anyone have a solution would be very grateful , thanks they come in and out but wont read any disks or anything :s

Are the drives visible in my computer? I had a problem before were my drives dissapeared from my computer, the drives would eject etc. but not read obviously. If this is the case there is a reg file that sorts this out automaticaly, or you can go here http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q314060& and do it manually.

Paul

 

[2dope]

Where can i get the reg file? cheers if u cud provide a link if not ill have a look at the link u posted later , just got in and goin bed now, nn and cheers for help.

 

[Insane]

Where can i get the reg file? cheers if u cud provide a link if not ill have a look at the link u posted later , just got in and goin bed now, nn and cheers for help.

http://aumha.org/downloads/cdgone.zip

Try this one. Or alternativly you can manually follow the microsoft guide in the other link i posted.

Paul

 

[nedge]

I am currently having a differant problem but also simular in ways..

A Pc that i am trying to fix, has a CD-Rom drive and a DVD-Rom drive.. they both read CD-Roms fine.. but it dont read DVD-Roms.

It says it has the up-2-date drivers. but i cant get any DVD-Rom game to work.

Any ideas ?

Thanks in advance

 

[Insane]

A Pc that i am trying to fix, has a CD-Rom drive and a DVD-Rom drive.. they both read CD-Roms fine.. but it dont read DVD-Roms.

Is it a CD-ROM & a DVD-ROM? The CD-ROM obviously wont read DVDs.

As for the DVD-ROM, try playing a DVD movie in it and see what happens. If the DVD-Rom is an old one, it may be worth getting it replaced as you can pick up a DVD-RW for as little as £20, or s standard DVD reader for as little as £12.

paul

 

[w00t84]

This happened to me not too long ago, my ROM just went all of a sudden and wouldn't read DVD's. I ended up having to buy a whole new ROM which cost me about £30 but it solved the problem.

Apparently the laser had gone, as it would read CD's fine, but the DVD's were a problem. As I say, just pick up a new DVD-RW for £30, go to somewhere local and if they know you(which they did me, as I go there alot) they'll fit it free aswell. It's a good idea to try and get to know some local ICT Junkies

 

[Insane]

This happened to me not too long ago, my ROM just went all of a sudden and wouldn't read DVD's. I ended up having to buy a whole new ROM which cost me about £30 but it solved the problem.

Apparently the laser had gone, as it would read CD's fine, but the DVD's were a problem. As I say, just pick up a new DVD-RW for £30, go to somewhere local and if they know you(which they did me, as I go there alot) they'll fit it free aswell. It's a good idea to try and get to know some local ICT Junkies

Even cheaper than that online.

Pioneer DVR-202 Dual Layer SATA is only £20!

Anyway, for anyone with dissapearing drives, use this code. Create a new text document, call it xp_cd_dvd_fix.vbs! Make sure it doesnt add the .txt to the end of the file type or it wont work. Then copy the following code into it and save it.

Execute, reboot and all should be back in My Computer!

'Restore CD-Roms and DVD's to Explorer
'xp_cd_dvd_fix.vbs
'© Doug Knox - rev 04/14/2002
'Downloaded from www.dougknox.com
'based on cdgone.reg

Option Explicit
On Error Resume Next

Dim WshShell, Message

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

WshShell.RegDelete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\UpperFilters"
WshShell.RegDelete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\LowerFilters"
WshShell.RegDelete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdr4_2K\"
WshShell.RegDelete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdralw2k\"
WshShell.RegDelete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdudf\"
WshShell.RegDelete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UdfReadr\"
Set WshShell = Nothing

Message = "Your CD/DVD-Rom drives should now appear in Windows Explorer." & vbCR
Message = Message & "You may need to reboot your computer to see the change."

MsgBox Message, 4096,"Finished!"

 

[2dope]

Even cheaper than that online.

Pioneer DVR-202 Dual Layer SATA is only £20!

Anyway, for anyone with dissapearing drives, use this code. Create a new text document, call it xp_cd_dvd_fix.vbs! Make sure it doesnt add the .txt to the end of the file type or it wont work. Then copy the following code into it and save it.

Execute, reboot and all should be back in My Computer!

copy the quote where?

 

[Insane]

Create a new text document, call it xp_cd_dvd_fix.vbs!

Make sure it doesnt add the .txt to the end of the file type or it wont work.

Then copy the following code into it and save it.

'Restore CD-Roms and DVD's to Explorer
'xp_cd_dvd_fix.vbs
'© Doug Knox - rev 04/14/2002
'Downloaded from www.dougknox.com
'based on cdgone.reg

Option Explicit
On Error Resume Next

Dim WshShell, Message

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

WshShell.RegDelete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\UpperFilters"
WshShell.RegDelete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\LowerFilters"
WshShell.RegDelete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdr4_2K\"
WshShell.RegDelete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdralw2k\"
WshShell.RegDelete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdudf\"
WshShell.RegDelete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UdfReadr\"
Set WshShell = Nothing

Message = "Your CD/DVD-Rom drives should now appear in Windows Explorer." & vbCR
Message = Message & "You may need to reboot your computer to see the change."

MsgBox Message, 4096,"Finished!"

I hope this makes more sense, I dont how much more straightforward i can list the instructions. :/

PS: For some reason there is a space being added to my post in the middles of service & control, please remove this before you save and execute the file.

Paul

 

[2dope]

thx sorry i was being dumb when i read ur post , it worked perfect and fixed both

 

[Insane]

thx sorry i was being dumb when i read ur post , it worked perfect and fixed both

Glad you got it working. Had a same problem a few years ago and that was a lifesaver, thought I was gonna have to reformat which I hate doing tbh.