Re Updates have killed my dvd rom drive

Hi, Can anyone tell me why after painstakingly updating
my windows 2000 box my dvd rom drive no longer functions ?
I have already tried a different dvd drive whic also failed.
They seem to get recognised but are non functional.
Thanks if you can help.
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laszlo

I got the same problem, can anybody help?

"laz" wrote:

> Hi, Can anyone tell me why after painstakingly updating
> my windows 2000 box my dvd rom drive no longer functions ?
> I have already tried a different dvd drive whic also failed.
> They seem to get recognised but are non functional.
> Thanks if you can help.
> --
> laszlo

On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 22:41:01 -0700, Geo <> wrote:

>I got the same problem, can anybody help?
>
>"laz" wrote:
>
>> Hi, Can anyone tell me why after painstakingly updating
>> my windows 2000 box my dvd rom drive no longer functions ?
>> I have already tried a different dvd drive whic also failed.
>> They seem to get recognised but are non functional.
>> Thanks if you can help.
>> --
>> laszlo

These should also apply to Win2k:

How to Troubleshoot Issues with Reading CD, CD-R, CD-RW, and DVD Discs
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=321641

HOW TO: Troubleshoot Issues That Occur When You Write Data to a CD-R or CD-RW Optical Disc in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=324129

CD-R Drive or CD-RW Drive Is Not Recognized As a Recordable Device
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=316529