CD Drive Problem

[wchristensen@mrprope]

I have been searching for a solution to restore what appears to be a corrupt driver. When I go to my device manager I get the following error message.

Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39)

Does anyone have an idea on how I can correct my driver problem? The CD Drive is not recognized by Windows XP Pro as well as my 3 1/2 Floppy drive.

Thanks
Wayne

 

[tiraides]

Do you have Service Pack 3 installed? Are the rest of your drivers up to date.

You may want to try going into the Device Manager and uninstalling the CD drive and floppy drive. After that, restart your computer and see if Windows tries to reinstall/replace them with generic drivers.

If that doesn't work, find out the brand and model number of your CD drive and perform an online search for the CD drive's firmware. If you can find it, follow the instructions given on flashing the firmware. (You may also be able to find "generic" drivers for the floppy drive online.)

If all else fails, you may be able to get them back by using your Windows CD to Repair the installation.