xp-Lost my CD & DVD

[helidriver]

After searching various forums i'm now at my wits end. My cd and dvd no longer show in My Computer. I've been in the registry ( HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4 D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}) and deleted the lower didn't have an upper as suggested. I've used a registry checker-all appears ok. I've deleted Nero as there can be a conflict with windows all to no avail.

I must admit it did come back on line for a couple of hours after my comp had been turned off for a few hours today, then, whilst my back was turned it made a bonk noise and both icons buggered off. :{

Any suggestions, other than drop the lazy thing down the stairs ?:confused:

Please help,

Helidriver

[Naples Air Center, Inc.]

helidriver,

The amount of information you gave amounts to a question in aviation terms like this:

"My friend has a problem with his airplane. The plane has a propeller on it. What do you think is wrong with it?"

Take Care,

Richard

P.S. It would really help having the specs on your hardware and OS.

[ORAC]

Might be an intermittent cable fault. Do they appear in the BIOS on start up before windows? If not, if they are both on the same cable, change the cable.

[mikedurward]

There could be quite a few reasons for this. I cable fault, a motherboard fault or even a virus can cause these symptoms