Hey I'm having problems with the DVD drive on my notebook. The device appears in device manager, but not in "My Computer" and the system doesn't recognize activities (such as any disc whatsoever being present in the tray). It says the driver may be corrupt or missing, but I've uninstalled and reinstalled, it says I already have the driver and there is no update available. Supposedly I have everything necessary. What more can I do?
PlatreLefs

Support Information:
Device Type: CD / DVD
Manufacturer: Pioneer USA
Model: DVD-RW DVR-K16A
Interface: Other
Operating System: Windows XP Home
Age of Device: < 2 years old
FCCID:

Type of drive: dvd-r/cd-rw (dvd burner, dvd reader, &amp; cd burner combo)
Location: internal
What recording software are you using?: Other (Other: Not relevant to my problem lol)

Find it on DriverGuide (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=srch&sm=b&aax=&qa6=822&qa5=3&qa7=1500&dp=2&qm0=DVD-RW+DVR-K16A&jmd=and&fzz=d) | Find it with Google (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Pioneer+USA+CD+%2F+DVD++DVD-RW+DVR-K16A+Windows+XP+Home+) | Research manufacturer Pioneer USA (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=getinfo&companyid=822)

If your problem is non-detection, please read post #24 in this thread: http://forums.driverguide.com/showthread.php?t=21669&page=4

It contains instructions on the delete the upper and lower filters fix

Also, there is a STICKY posted in this forum that contains a file from Microsoft and instructions that will do this registry edit automatically instead of having to do it manually.


And here's another method that will do this automatically for you if you're afraid to edit the registry manually.

http://forums.driverguide.com/showthread.php?t=22131
(automatic fix, post #7, download file: CdGone.zip)