Why does WinXP Pro recognize a CD Drive that does not exist?

[powerMarkymark]

Don't know exactly when this happenned but when I look at all the drives I have available, WinXP Pro recognizes a CD Drive that does not exist? I have a CD-RW drive and a DVD drive, it tells me I have a third! What's up with that?

System specs (Big Bertha) in Sig.

 

[gf4200isdabest]

Q: Why does WinXP Pro recognize a CD Drive that does not exist?
A: Because M$ ownz j00

Not really much more to say here. M$ sucks because it can and has no good competition

 

[murphy55d]

Originally posted by: gf4200isdabest
Q: Why does WinXP Pro recognize a CD Drive that does not exist?
A: Because M$ ownz j00

Not really much more to say here. M$ sucks because it can and has no good competition

This happened to me before as well, and for the life of me, I can't freakin remember what I did to fix it. Try un-installing all your CD drives and then re-seat them on the ide cable. Or even change positions. I think I did try this, and it might have fixed it, though I'm not sure.

 

[vetteguy]

Stupid question, but you aren't using Virtual CD or anything like it, are you?

 

[majewski9]

haha thats funny! I wouldnt be concerned with it.

 

[Athlon4all]

Originally posted by: gf4200isdabest
Not really much more to say here. M$ sucks because it can and has no good competition

Disagree. Yes Win XP, and Office XP aren't perfect, but they are better than all the competition, and in the case of Win XP, it still is good IMHO