ok my computer decided to delete my cd rom. lol it was weird a day it was there the next day it was gone i dont know the problem . i could reformat but i cant because i need to burn all my stuff before i do it and the cd rom aint there. the icon in the my computer folder aint there either... so i dont know what the problem is if u help me ill pay 20 credits
system restore it or go to control panel>add hardware and find the cd drive as hgard ware and install it
I'd try to restore to an earlier restore point when everything was working right before I did anything. Start >Programs> Accessories >System Restore. If your running XP. G/L
making sure the connections are tight doesn't do anything to your OS, you know... can you find your Cd-rom in the Device Manager? If so, un-install it, restart, and let windows find it again.
you can just right click on the mycomputer icon go to properties and hardware from there click device manager if you see a small icon for cd or dvd then click it and press check hardware changed if you dont see it then, you can try this i had the same problem and it worked. open your pc dissconnect the wire that is connected to the motheroard that is for the cd rom and plug it back in, this somehow detected it for me. hope it works
and thats why i made two suggestions so yes you are right *people need to check the replys befor they try to help* such as yourself if you read my whole post you would have saw that i made another suggestion, because i also had the same problem so i used those 2 ways and it worked, lol
