system crashed , installed driver , cd still not working


Support Information:
Device Type: CD / DVD
Manufacturer: Samsung
Model: SC-148C
Interface: SCSI
Operating System: Windows XP Home
Age of Device: Not specified
FCCID:

Type of drive: cd-rom (reader only)
Location: internal
What recording software are you using?: Easy Cd Creator/version

Find it on DriverGuide (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=srch&sm=b&aax=&qa6=911&qa5=3&qa7=1500&dp=3&qm0=SC-148C&jmd=and&fzz=d) | Find it with Google (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Samsung+CD+%2F+DVD++SC-148C+Windows+XP+Home+) | Research manufacturer Samsung (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=getinfo&companyid=911)

You don't install a driver for an optical drive, Windows XP does it for you automatically without user intervention.

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)

After performing this registry fix, just reboot the pc. Now your drive should be visible in My Computer and work properly.