[dalzuga]

Hi guys. My CD/DVD drives don't work on Windows Vista, and it's been about 6 months now. I was hoping that the problem would go away with time or that I'd eventually stumble upon the solution. I have tried several things, including formatting and reinstalling Windows Vista, but the drives still don't work.

Symptoms:
I realized the problem when I tried to rip a couple of CD's I bought off Amazon. Whenever I insert an audio CD, the computer just sits there waiting. When I open My Computer, the green bar is filling in very slowly, and when it reaches the end, nothing happens. If I try to right-click on the device properties, the computer locks up... until I press the eject button on the drive in question.
Same thing happens with DVDs. And Data CDs.

Both drives work perfectly well on Windows XP and on Xubuntu.

What I've tried:

1) I'm acquainted with the registry deletion of the UpperFilters and LowerFilters keys, but that just hasn't worked for me. I've tried it several times.

2) I've formatted and reinstalled Windows Vista. The drives still don't work, even though tested the drives as soon as Vista finished installing.

3) I've cut off the power supply to each of my drives (by disconnecting the cable) and booted with a single drive. Still didn't work.

4) I've waited 6 months for the problem to go away... it didn't.

5) Vista Updates didn't resolve the issue before formatting my Vista partition. I don't expect them to work now.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Danny

[mkestotz]

I'm having the same problem have you resolved the issue yet? if so would you mind enlightening me. Thanks

[neil21stirling]

when you deleted the upper and lowerfilters keys did you uninstall the drive from device manager and reboot?

is the drive sata or ide?

[Hookstar7]

Try this http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

[dalzuga]

mkestotz:
not yet. i will definitely post the solution if i find it.

neil21stirling:
no i did not.

hookstar7:
thanks, i'll try that and post back later.

[dalzuga]

hookstar7:
autofix just crashes. i tried it twice on the drive in question and once on my hard drive. it still crashes.

[dalzuga]

the drive is IDE