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Lost cd/dvd player

18 years ago

My computer tells me I have no dc/dvd player in my computer. I did have one...where did it go? I don't even understand how this could happen. No one has ever removed it and no one has opened the case. Any input will be appreciated. Here is what the computer says:

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

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owbist
18 years ago
Have you tried perhaps putting a music CD in the drawer to see if the autoplay starts the music? Can you open the drawer? Does the activity light come on at any time?

One of my computers did that and I popped the Nero CD in and re-installed the software and everything was fine. You may have the same success hopefully.
DA_Mccoy
18 years ago
Dee,

To put us on the right path of assistance:

What brand and model computer are we discussing?

Your current operating system is?

DA
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Dee1
Original Author
18 years ago
What is a Nero CD? I put a music cd in and the light blinked a few times and then quit. Then nothing.
Dee1
Original Author
18 years ago
I have a Dell using XP SP2. Unfortunately I can't remember the model and my eyesight is not good enough to see it on the computer.
Thanks DA, I should have stated the brand and OS anyway. Sorry
Dee1
Original Author
18 years ago
Does anyone have any idea what has happened to my cd/dvd player?

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