Hi,
You shouldn't need an icon to run a disk. Open Windows Explorer after
inserting the disk (assuming it doesn't autorun) and double click on the CD
drive to initiate activity.
If you are "missing" the drive altogether, there are steps outlined here to
correct it:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help -
www.rickrogers.org
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> My cd rom icon is missing. I cannot use cd rom to reinstall my system. The
> current operating system is Vista. Hope anybody can help me.