The cd/dvd player does not show up on the my computer file and I tried the download that is supposed to remove the files in the regedit and the files werent there, but when you go to device manager it lists the cd/dvd player and says it is working properly, but it will not read any disks at all...
Someone Please Help Me.. I would greatly appreciate it!!
Thanks

Support Information:
Device Type: CD / DVD
Manufacturer: Fujitsu
Model: mhu2100AT
Interface: SCSI
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?: Nero/version

Find it on DriverGuide (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=srch&sm=b&aax=&qa6=417&qa5=3&qa7=1500&dp=2&qm0=mhu2100AT&jmd=and&fzz=d) | Find it with Google (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Fujitsu+CD+%2F+DVD++mhu2100AT+Windows+XP+Home+) | Research manufacturer Fujitsu (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=getinfo&companyid=417)

Why are you posting the brand and model of a hard drive if you have optical drive problems? A "Fujitsu mhu2100AT" is a notebook 2.5" ATA-6 hard drive.

http://www.fujitsu.com/us/services/computing/storage/hdd/discontinued/mhu2100at.html

Has the optical drive ever worked? And are you saying it's missing from "My Computer" but is listed in Device Manager?

My cd/dvd wasnt working so my dad ordered a new one off of ebay and i thought it was the fujitsu mhu2100at but now I just figured it out looking at the old cd/dvd drive .. I feel stupid i dont know much about this. Well anyways it is a toshiba samsung model no. TS-L532A and that is what he ordered off ebay i just got confused and it has always worked and then all of a sudden some cd's wouldnt play and then if you put them back in they sometimes would and then all of a sudden it just stopped working all together. It is not listed on my computer or the device manager. Thanks so much for trying to help me :-)

Optical drives never require a driver when used in any Windows os from Win95 up. Windows XP and Windows Vista both provide native
support that allows an optical drive to read a data or music disk and to burn a cd-r disk. No support for playing dvd disks, avi or mpeg
video files, or for burning cd-rw disks. For those tasks, compatible 3rd. party recording & dvd decoding software is required.


Fix #1:
If your problem is non-detection, ie: drive is not listed in My Computer, please read post #24 in this thread: http://forums.driverguide.com/showthread.php?t=21669&page=4

It contains manual instructions on the delete the upper and lower filters fix, that will solve the problem.
If only one of the two filters are listed, just proceed with deleting the one only, then resume.



Fix #2:
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.
You can find this thread here: http://forums.driverguide.com/showthread.php?t=30011


Fix #3:
And here's another method (CdGone.zip) that will do this procedure 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)
Unzip the file, then launch it.
I highly recommend this fix to use over the others.
It's quick and requires no skill to use.



Fix #4:
Alternately, download and install the DVD fix from this Web site: http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts/xp_cd_dvd_fix.vbs

Download the file and save it to Desktop. Open an "admin" Command Prompt
Note: You must copy and paste (into Notepad) the text on the Doug Knox page then save it as xp_cd_dvd_fix.vbs

and run the .vbs file by typing the following at the console window:

wscript.exe "%userprofile%\desktop\xp_cd_dvd_fix.vbs"



Now.... after performing this fix, don't reboot yet. Next, (in Device Manager), uninstall all optical drives listed (if none are listed,
continue with next step)...

Reboot the pc or "scan for hardware changes". Your drive(s) should now be visible in My Computer and work properly.
If the drive still fails to work properly after performing any of these fixes, it most likely will need to be replaced.


Also, for optical drive problems in Windows Vista, read this HP web page. (h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00817052&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=3752864&os=2093&lang=en) Even though it's for HP/Compaq machines, the same
principal applies to all modern IDE optical drives regardless of brand.

If your drive stopped working after installing an Adobe product, please read this thread. (kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb402306&sliceId=1) Note: about 2/3rds. down the page is a video
that shows how to perform the "delete upper and lower filters fix".

This is a multi-page thread dealing with issues of the optical drive and problems encountered in Windows XP and Vista. It covers a lot of
issues and the most common causes and solutions. Click here (discuss.extremetech.com/forums/thread/1004364399.aspx) to read the thread.

You can get instructions for performing this fix from Microsoft at this page [Windows XP] (support.microsoft.com/kb/314060) and from this page. [Windows 2000] (support.microsoft.com/kb/314060/nl)