CD Rom Icon Missing - Windows XP

Situation


CD Rom drive does not have a icon on the desktop.The drive is working and Windows System Restore fails to restore access to the drive as well as reinstalling the device drivers.




Solution


The Windows Registry needs to be edited to restore access. Here's what you need to do:


1. Click Start, then Run, then enter REGEDIT to open the Registry Editor



2. Navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control/Class entry



3. Under the Class entry, double click on {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}



4. In the right-hand pane, click ONCE to select the UpperFilters entry



5. Make sure the UpperFilters entry is highlighted, press Delete, then Yes.



6. In the right-hand pane, click ONCE to select the LowerFilters entry



7. Make sure the LowerFilters entry is highlighted, press Delete, then Yes.



8. Close the Registry Editor by clicking File, Exit.


Restart your computer, and the CDROM drive should now show up on the My Computer screen. You may need to re-install your CDROM software if it's not working properly.